AuDHD Flourishing

The idea of "potential" has been weaponized against neurodivergent and disabled kids. Today I dig into why I hate the concept of potential as it's currently used, what I propose we talk about instead, and many personal details of my own journey toward feeling like I'm enough. Feeling a deep sense of enough-ness has totally changed my life. And while we all reach that in different ways, neurodiverg...

Happy Autistic Pride Day, June 18th! What are you proud of? It doesn't negate any of our challenges, but it was fun to focus on what I love about my brain for a whole episode. If you'd like to learn more about Love Your Brain, here 'tis ! Full Transcript here AuDHD Flourishing Newsletter signup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AuDHD women are often misdiagnosed, but Kristen's list is ridiculous and includes the word "histrionic" (which I didn't know you could even get in this century)! Her goal was always to build an awesome life instead of just being a compliant patient. And thank goodness, because now she's out here teaching people how to give fewer fucks, raising a family, and making awesome content all over the inte...

Thanks so much to composer Hanu Dixit for permission to use his song "A Sitar Story" in the podcast intro/outro! If you like the song, here's the whole thing with no talking so you can listen to it. This song really tickled my brain, so I'm happy to share it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AuDHD = autism + ADHD... and also I experience it as its own neurotype, and not simply two "disorders." Here are the sets of questions I asked in the episode, if you'd like to take time with them on your own: Do you feel like advice almost never works for you? Not only NT advice, but even advice from autistic OR ADHD people? That your brain either instantly knows advice won't work for you, or trie...

Being autistic and ADHD sometimes feels like having two brains that are fighting each other! This podcast is for any AuDHD person who struggles with the minutiae of life... and for those who want to move beyond that to talk about what our neurotype makes possible. We'll hear from other AuDHD people about what works for them. We'll hear about the latest science and research. And we'll hear many pra...