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Adhd & her OT for ADHD Women & Teen Girls. Telehhealth | Australia - wide

26/02/2026

Regulation first. Then focus.

Productivity tools won’t work very well on a dysregulated nervous system.

👉Comment HOMEWORK and I’ll share some strategies to try next.



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When we understand ADHD through a nervous-system lens, behaviour stops looking “defiant” and starts looking like a girl ...
24/02/2026

When we understand ADHD through a nervous-system lens, behaviour stops looking “defiant” and starts looking like a girl who is doing her best, and has exceeded her capacity in this moment.

💕Regulation grows in safety, not shame.

👉Keep an eye out for our upcoming self-paced course launch, supporting families and girls with ADHD how to understand and befriend their nervous system, from the inside out.



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Afterschool meltdowns are often a state shift, not a behaviour problem.After a full day of noise, effort, masking, and e...
16/02/2026

Afterschool meltdowns are often a state shift, not a behaviour problem.

After a full day of noise, effort, masking, and expectations, an ADHD girl’s nervous system can be carrying too much energy. When that energy surges, it needs somewhere to go.

If we ask for calm too soon, it can escalate.

💛Movement, squeezing, stomping, crying, growling - these can be ways the body releases built up energy and closes the stress loop.

When the energy moves, the state shifts.

❤️That’s when calm can land.
❤️that’s when connection returns.

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Not a substitute for individual medical or therapeutic advice.





High school doesn’t just increase academic demand. If things feel bumpier than you expected, you’re not alone.It increas...
12/02/2026

High school doesn’t just increase academic demand. If things feel bumpier than you expected, you’re not alone.

It increases cognitive load, sensory load, social load, and emotional load, all at once.

For many ADHD girls, these first few weeks can feel like:

-Holding it together all day.
-Scanning hard for social cues.
-Tracking multiple expectations.
-Masking constantly.
-And then coming home with nothing left.

This isn’t about effort. It’s about nervous system capacity.

The good news? Capacity can be supported.

💛With the right rhythms.
💛Regulation and connection before expectation.
💛Tools and routines that actually fit her brain.

👋I’m Shelley - OT, mum, and someone who remembers this transition well.

💛 I support families across Australia via telehealth, and I have practical, nervous-system-informed courses coming soon families supporting their ADHD girls 🥰

Save this if you’re in the thick of it. Calmer days are possible.



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Many ADHD girls aren’t overreacting. Their nervous systems are protecting them.✨When we teach teens to read their early ...
09/02/2026

Many ADHD girls aren’t overreacting. Their nervous systems are protecting them.

✨When we teach teens to read their early body signals, we give them agency before survival mode takes over. They can learn to choose strategies and tools that help shift their nervous system state, changing the rhythm of their day.

💛Less escalation.
💛Less shame.
💛More capacity for learning, connection, playfulness and ease.

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09/02/2026

✨Mapping your unique nervous system (...especially as an ADHDer) can help you widen your window of capacity and create more space for curiosity, joy, growth, connection…so when life happens, you can respond with more agency and more choice in how you meet the moment 💪

If this resonates, you’re already listening to your nervous system 🧡



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If resting has ever made you feel more restless or wired, you are not doing it wrong.When there is too much energy built...
09/02/2026

If resting has ever made you feel more restless or wired, you are not doing it wrong.

When there is too much energy built up from triggers and stressors across the day, forcing stillness can make things feel worse rather than better.

Many ADHD nervous systems stay activated for much of the day. There can be too much energy in the nervous system, even when the mind wants quiet. When you stop suddenly, that energy has nowhere to go yet.

👉This is where understanding your unique nervous systems through your Window of Capacity matters.

For many ADHD women, down-regulation starts with movement, sensation, or connection. Once our nervous system has released some of that energy, rest begins to feel more settled and a sense of safety returns to our body.

❤️This page is about learning to work with your unique nervous system, not against it. I’m so glad you are here 🥰

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Breathwork and calming sensory strategies can be incredibly supportive.And sometimes… they’re not the doorway your body ...
19/12/2025

Breathwork and calming sensory strategies can be incredibly supportive.
And sometimes… they’re not the doorway your body needs in that moment.

Especially during busy, emotional, silly seasons like this one 🎅🎄

For some ADHD women & girls, regulation can come through movement, laughter, sound, and loud connection -
dancing it out, laughing it out, or rambling to someone who knows you until your body softens

It’s about having options, depending on what your nervous system is needing in that moment.

💛🎅🎄What helps you feel regulated through this crazy, chaotic Christmas period?



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13/12/2025

Is your ADHD teen taking a little holiday in the shower every day too?

It’s often not about time management or avoidance.

For many teen girls with ADHD, the shower becomes a nervous system anchor - a place where the body can settle back inside its window of capacity after a full on day at school.

💙Steady sound.
💙Warm pressure.
💙Predictable sensory input.

These are the conditions that help her nervous system feel safe enough to wind down.

When we understand this, we stop pushing for “faster” and start supporting what her nervous system needs to feel anchored and safe again.

This goes for us ADHD women too …if there is any hot water left 😉☺️



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10/12/2025

What are you leaving in 2025? I would love to hear your thoughts ❤️🥰

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