A message sounds slightly colder than usual. Someone corrects a small part of your work. A friend takes longer than expected to reply. Nothing explicitly…
AuDHD is an informal term for being both autistic and ADHD. It describes a real and increasingly recognised overlap, even though AuDHD is not a…
You make it through the working day. You answer questions, attend meetings, solve problems and appear reasonably functional. You may even perform well. Then you…
AuDHD is the overlap of autism and ADHD in one person. AuDHD burnout can combine the severe exhaustion, sensory strain, withdrawal and reduced access to…
ADHD burnout can affect energy, attention, task initiation, working memory, emotions, sleep, sensory tolerance and the ability to manage ordinary daily life. It often develops…
Moving house can be exhausting for almost anyone. But for many autistic adults, it is not just a busy or emotional life event. It can…
Sometimes the hardest part is not the appointment, the interview, the scan, the assessment, or the conversation. It is the waiting after. The stretch where…
For many autistic adults, going to the dentist is not just a basic healthcare task. It can be a high-load event that combines sensory stress,…
For some autistic adults, grocery shopping is not one ordinary weekly task. It is a chain of smaller tasks that all lean on each other.…
For many autistic adults, public transport is not just a way of getting somewhere. It is a fast-moving, noisy, crowded, unpredictable environment where multiple demands…
