In April, I held a community event for AuDHD women where I shared something that hadn’t been done before: the science and collective lived experience data from the world’s first AuDHD Women Survey.
Since then, I’ve coached countless AuDHD women and trained our first ever cohort of AuDHD Intersectional Scientific Practitioners.
One woman from Switzerland said something that stopped me in my tracks:
“My intersectional training is important because there aren’t enough out there about neurodivergent women.”
And she’s right. There isn’t enough.
When our experiences aren’t represented, our realities get ERASED. And when that happens, we’re left wide open to medical gaslighting, being told it’s “just trauma” or “just hormones”… or turning the blame inward when things feel like too much.
I know that spiral.
It took me three attempts and seven months to get my autism diagnosis. By the time I hit rock bottom during my divorce, the labels started flying: “Borderline.” “Too intense.” “Too much.”
This is why I’m creating the Neurodivergent Phoenix Convention, where you’ll learn:
- Why ADHD meds can lose their effect over time or is too intense to begin with — and what’s really going on
- How hormones and co-occurring conditions shift your ADHD and AuDHD experience
- The gender bias built into healthcare and work — and how to advocate without burning out or giving up
This is the advocacy I wish I’d had back then. The resource I couldn’t find when I needed it most. If this hits home, I’d love you to join me at the Neurodivergent Phoenix Convention — the only event of its kind designed by and for ADHD and AuDHD women.
LinkedIn LIVE: On 22 September at 12PM BST, I’ll be going live with Alex Partridge (ADHD Chatter) to unpack the overlooked differences between ADHD and AuDHD. We will share key insights that we’ve learned from working with both the community and experts on the state of diagnostics and care.
Save your spot on LinkedIn Live here
With love and advocacy, Samantha
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