Navigating the Challenges of Autism and ADHD in Your 20s

This week, we have the incredible Emily Katy on the podcast. Emily is an autistic 22-year-old with ADHD and OCD, an author and blogger, and a Trustee for the charity ‘Autistic Girls Network’. Her first book ‘Girl Unmasked: How Uncovering My Autism Saved My Life’ is out on March 28th.

Kate and Emily speak about:

• The struggle of being autistic and ADHD in the school system
• Autism stigmas and stereotypes
• Finding helpful accommodations in school
• Emily's 'Not a School Skiver' Campaign
• Finding a better way to care for neurodivergent children in education
• PDA - a desire for autonomy
• Emily's journey to being diagnosed with ADHD
• Emily's mental health struggles
• How anxiety and OCD cycles show up for Emily
• What medication has worked for Emily
• Phobias and anxiety
• The interplay and ebbs and flows of Autism and ADHD

You can connect with Emily on her Instagram here.

Have a look at some of Kate's workshops and free resources here.

Kate Moryoussef is a women’s ADHD Lifestyle & Wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed ADHD women find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity, and clarity. 

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