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For late-identified autistic and AuDHD adults: making sense of overcapacity, collapse, and the slow rebuild — your life as a coherent journey, not a series of personal failures. Language and orientation for the life you're living.

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  • Marie-Christine Oliver

    For late-identified autistic and AuDHD adults: making sense of overcapacity, collapse, and the slow rebuild — your life as a coherent journey, not a series of personal failures. Language and orientation for the life you're living.

  • K. David Smith

    True talk from a therapist specializing in helping people with childhood trauma, neurodiversity, and complicated families. In theory, I'm also writing a book on this stuff, so some work in progress might occasionally rear its head.

  • Jen Benford

    Transformation coach and writer for creators, feelers, and rebuilders. Helping people unlock their most authentic expression—through story, strategy, and a little bit of fire. You were built for range. \ud83d\udc26‍\ud83d\udd25 Lived experience, not medical advice.

  • NYTA Not Your Typical Anything

    Exploring what happens when a neurodivergent, gifted, highly sensitive, synesthetic mind meets psychology, science and everyday life. I am a biologist, lover of animals and nature, caregiver in a neurocomplex family and published author.

  • Bridget: Neurodivergent Nurse

    Late diagnosed AuDHD RN/MPH (she/her), writing about my special interests in neurodiversity, psychology, health equity and parenting, while trying to build an aligned life.

  • Steve [Sage-Outlaw-Caregiver]

    Writes about dogs, life with AI, and the weird stuff in between. Ex-USAID laid off by Elon. Outside Feet is for pet parents seeking to improve their dog's quality of life. Artificial Idiocracy is for those who feel out of place in the age of AI.

  • Kat OConnor

    Kat. Kind & Creative lover of music & arts. AuDHD at 59. Gifted at making people feel seen. Cicadas singing and warm sun fill me with Joy! Bold and unique on the outside, still figuring out the inside.

  • Alex Morgan

    Founder of theautisticwoman.co.uk and author of MOTHERTONGUE (pub. Thorn & Haw), "a compelling memoir of late-diagnosed autism, family history and one woman's search for the truth". Seeker of joy in the small things, lover of detail and pattern.

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