What does it mean to discover later in life an AuDHD identity and what impact does that have on an individual's sense of self?
Author Rachel Winder explores how 40 years of not knowing her AuDHD identity impacted her life - from Autistic masking (a subconscious survival tactic to camouflage social differences and so avoid unwanted attention and rejection), through to developing complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (cPTSD). Discovering her neurodivergent identity gave her the tools to shed harmful and incorrect labels and to see her life through an AuDHD lens.
An Autistic-ADHD Journey explores a brief history of Autism alongside the author's unique lived experiences that aim to dispel the many harmful misconceptions surrounding Autism and ADHD. This book takes you one person closer to knowing more about AuDHD.
Through the exploration of a complex and shifting understanding of self, this book is ideal reading for AuDHD folk and allies, anyone wishing to understand Autism and ADHD more, carers, mental health practitioners, Medical Students, and students of Disability Studies, Autism and AuDHD Studies, and Mental Health Studies.
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Rachel Winder, BA (Hons), QTLS, PgCert Autism, MA Autism, is an Autistic-ADHD autism consultant, educator, and researcher who integrates lived experience with academic scholarship. She has over two decades of experience supporting Autistic, Deaf, and Deaf-Blind communities.