Tag: audhd


  • AuDHD: Different Diagnoses, Shared Neurotype?

    There is a growing conversation happening in neurodivergent spaces. What if autism and ADHD are not just coexisting conditions, but different expressions of the same underlying neurotype? Not identical. But maybe not as separate as we have been told. The comorbidity statistics are hard to ignore. Between fifty and seventy percent of autistic people are…

  • How to Make a Fitness Challenge Actually Work for You (When You Have AuDHD)

    Because typical fitness advice doesn’t account for boredom, sensory hell, or executive dysfunction. I used to love the idea of fitness challenges. That first week where everything is shiny and new? Sign me up. Then week two rolls in and suddenly I’m resenting the thing I was obsessed with 5 minutes ago. If you have…

  • AuDHD Shutdowns vs Meltdowns

    What They Feel Like and Why It Matters Why we need to talk about this Shutdowns and meltdowns are common in AuDHD (autism + ADHD), but they’re often misunderstood, mislabelled, or missed entirely. These aren’t tantrums or dramatic outbursts. They’re nervous system responses. And understanding them changes everything. What’s actually happening: the nervous system side…

  • Things I’ve Stopped Forcing Myself to Do (And Life Got Better)

    Permission to stop pretending you’re someone you’re not. There’s a long list of things I thought I should be doing, because “normal” people do them, because influencers swear by them, or because some part of me thought they’d make me a better human. Spoiler: they didn’t. Here’s what I’ve stopped forcing – and how that’s…

  • You’re Not Lazy, You’re Overloaded

    I used to call myself lazy every single day. I’d look around at the half-done laundry piles, the dishwasher I stacked but never emptied, the form I’ve been meaning to fill out for two weeks but keep forgetting until midnight – and I’d think, Why can’t I just get on with things like everyone else?…

  • What Is AuDHD (And What Is audhdlyspecific.com All About?)

    Welcome to audhdlyspecific.com. If you’ve landed here, you’re probably a little tired, a little overwhelmed, and very aware that you don’t fit the neat boxes most wellness, productivity, or lifestyle advice tries to squeeze people into. This blog isn’t here to tell you to “just try harder” or “get organised.” It’s a space made specifically…

  • The Power of Sharing Neurodivergent Experiences

    Some of the hardest things I’ve ever shared have been the things that helped someone else feel less alone. That’s the strange, beautiful truth about neurodivergent experiences – the very things we’ve been taught to hide are often the exact things that give other people permission to breathe. To unmask. To soften. To say same.…