Episode 80: Recently Diagnosed? What Neurodivergent Adjustments Should You Be Asking For? with Hester Grainger
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If you've been recently diagnosed with ADHD and /or Autism, asking for reasonable adjustments at work is your right. Knowing what to ask for can feel challenging, especially if you're the first one to do so or your place of employment doesn't feel so neurodiverse-friendly yet. This week's episode hopes to offer you the insights to advocate for yourself and ask for what you need.
This week's guest is Hester Grainger, a neurodiversity consultant, co-founder of Perfectly Autistic and Perfectly ADHD, a radio presenter and former TV presenter diagnosed with ADHD in her forties.
Together with her husband Kelly, who is autistic and has ADHD, they run their neurodiversity consultancy, which works with organisations to raise awareness and acceptance of neurodiversity in the workplace and works with parents and education settings around autism and ADHD.
Hester is also mum to her two children, who are autistic and have ADHD.
On today's The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, Kate and Hester talk about:
Navigating ADHD and autism in your family dynamic
Being diagnosed as a parent
Homeschooling ADHD and autistic children
Reasonable adjustments in the workplace
Making allowances for all at work, not just those who ask for it
Live TV and radio offering the dopamine and adrenaline hit
Correlating high-pressure industries to undiagnosed ADHD
Gut decisions vs impulsive decisions
Speaking to your employer about ADHD
Sensory processing at work
Handling negative attitudes toward neurodiversity at work
How your workplace can be more neurodiverse friendly
How to look after our energy and be in burnout prevention mode
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Kate Moryoussef is a women’s ADHD Lifestyle & Wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner helping overwhelmed yet unfulfilled (many with ADHD like her) women find more calm, balance, health, compassion, creativity and clarity in their lives.
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