E56 | AuDHD needs a new name

About this episode

Ellie and Paige discuss their feelings of burnout and the challenges faced by neurodivergent individuals, including a conversation about the term AuDHD.

This week’s episode is a raw, unfiltered check-in where Ellie and Paige sit down (slightly lower in energy than usual), to talk honestly about how they're feeling - burnout, survival mode, and what can happen when your nervous system has been holding it together for too long. We talk financial stress under capitalism, sensory overload, relief instead of achievement and why the world feels especially heavy right now for neurodivergent people. We also discuss a listener post from our Reddit (and no, the Reddit isn't fixed sorry), about whether AuDHD is a good name for the neurotype of meeting criteria for both autism and ADHD. Note: Ellie's audio goes funny around 27 mins due to an accidental mute... woops! We have cut a segment out regarding medication that we will re-record for a future episode. Book a chat with Ellie ellieonthetelly.com SOCIAL @wtfisaudhdpodcast Linktree Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ellie, Paige Harwood, Ellie Harwood

Topics covered

• burnout
• neurodivergence
• financial stress
• sensory overload
• AuDHD
• mental health

Keywords

• AuDHD
• burnout
• neurodivergent
• sensory overload
• financial stress
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reddit, Acast

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