cataibh.bsky.social
@cataibh.bsky.social
Happily trundling towards retirement! Working with neurodiverse and traumatised young people.
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Re: my adhd diagnosis in my late 30's.

My folks' didn't even know autism was a thing, and my brother & I didn't present in stereotypical ADHD ways. He was distracted, not hyper, and girls don't get adhd. Duh.

chadd.org/adhd-weekly/...
Women Often Diagnosed with ADHD Later In Life - CHADD
Can an adult be diagnosed with ADHD even though she didn’t have symptoms of the disorder in childhood or adolescence? There is growing evidence that ADHD is emerging for the first time in adulthood fo...
chadd.org
June 24, 2024 at 3:40 PM
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Also: If you don't have money to buy my (or anyone's) books, and you live in the anglosphere, before you pirate them, try to get them from your local library instead. They have it or can get it, they pay for the books, and in many places writers get paid for their books being lent. Everyone wins!
November 23, 2024 at 1:01 AM
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Non-Fiction Autism Books (Memoir and Poetry), written by Autistic authors.
Published November 2023.
November 30, 2023 at 6:03 AM
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Chris Packham on his late-in-life autism diagnosis: "I grew into the benefits of having that tag”

#climate #activism #autism
Chris Packham: "We are in a fight to save life on Earth"
The campaigner and TV presenter has been attacked as an “eco-zealot”, but his drive is only getting stronger
newhumanist.org.uk
July 25, 2024 at 9:32 AM