Empowering Neurodivergent Minds Together
Empowering Neurodivergent Minds Together
Pregnancy, birth, and early motherhood can strip away a lifetime of coping strategies, often bringing undiagnosed neurodivergence to the surface for the first time. Drawing on my work as a perinatal peer support worker and my own experience as a mum, these posts look at what AuDHD and autism can look like during this period.
Here’s a list of the wide range of symptoms and traits women with AuDHD (Autism and ADHD dual diagnosis) might experience in the months after having a baby. These are all real examples from women I have met during my work as a perinatal peer support worker.