E62 | Why autistic & ADHD people are more vulnerable - our experiences with harm

About this episode

Ellie and Paige discuss their experiences with manipulation and harm through an AuDHD lens.

Trigger warning: this episode discusses Ellie and Paige's experiences with manipulation, sexual harm and harrassment. Listen with care. In this episode, we’re talking about some of the harder experiences we’ve had - including manipulation, bullying, and situations where consent and safety weren’t always clear at the time. Our aim with this chat is to help you recognise harm and vaildate similar experiences you may have had. We explore this through an AuDHD lens, unpacking things like missing red flags, people-pleasing, delayed processing, and the moments where we only realised later that something wasn’t okay. This isn’t a graphic episode - it’s a reflective one. We’re focusing on patterns, understanding, and what we wish we’d known earlier. Please take care while listening: pause, skip, or come back to this when you feel ready. If you or someone you know needs help, visit: https://www.wannatalkaboutit.com/ SOCIAL @wtfisaudhdpodcast @wtf.journals Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ellie, Paige Harwood

Topics covered

• autism
• ADHD
• manipulation
• consent
• safety
• bullying
• harm

Keywords

• autistic
• ADHD
• vulnerability
• experiences
• red flags
• people-pleasing
• safety

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wanna Talk About It

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