AuDHD

<p>Living with AuDHD is like being a unicorn-misunderstood contradictory and often invisible to others. You shine with creativity and innovation but struggle to fit in - always feeling 'too much'. Autism and ADHD pull you in opposite directions creating a lifetime of contradictions no one else can see.</p><p></p><p>AuDHD isn't listed in diagnostic manuals because until 2013 you couldn't be diagnosed with both conditions - despite a co-occurrence rate of approximately 50-70%. These two neurotypes often clash like opposing magnets in the brain.</p><p></p><ul><li>ADHD craves novelty; autism resists change.</li><li>ADHD misses details; autism hyper-focuses on them.</li><li>ADHD perceives time as 'now or not now'; autism sticks rigidly to schedules.</li><li>ADHD seeks stimulation; autism is easily overwhelmed.</li><li>ADHD thrives in chaos; autism needs structure.</li><li>ADHD says yes; autism says no.</li><li>Autism makes the rules ADHD breaks them.</li><li>If you're exhausted reading this just imagine what it's like to live it.</li></ul><p></p><p>Leanne Maskell was diagnosed with ADHD at 25 but it took 7 more years to learn she was also autistic. AuDHD: Blooming Differently chronicles her turbulent journey-from a childhood of vulnerability and trauma to a high-achieving model and lawyer outwardly successful but inwardly struggling.</p><p></p><p>The book exposes the relentless burnout of not understanding your brain and the power of self-awareness in finally thriving. Today Leanne is a successful author coach and National Specialist Coach of the Year.</p><p></p><p>More than just a memoir this book offers practical insights for AuDHD individuals and those who support them-essential for psychiatrists educators and anyone seeking to understand neurodivergence.</p><p></p><p>With lived experience and professional expertise AuDHD: Blooming Differently is an honest and transformative guide to rewriting the neurodivergent narrative.</p><p></p>