ADHD Women's Wellbeing | by Kate Moryoussef

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Episode 130: Living with Autism and ADHD with Emily Katy

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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.

Kate's new four-part workshop series, Regulating Your ADHD Nervous System, is available here.

Have a read of Kate’s articles in ADDitude magazine here