In this episode, Rhiannon Cooper shares her powerful journey of late autism and ADHD diagnosis, exploring the realities of living as a late-diagnosed autistic adult with ADHD. She opens up about experiencing autistic shutdowns, navigating the complex autism diagnosis process, and managing sensory overload in everyday situations. Rhiannon discusses the mental health challenges faced by neurodivergent adults, the critical importance of self-advocacy in neurodivergent communities, and how unders...
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In this episode, Rhiannon Cooper shares her powerful journey of late autism and ADHD diagnosis, exploring the realities of living as a late-diagnosed autistic adult with ADHD. She opens up about experiencing autistic shutdowns, navigating the complex autism diagnosis process, and managing sensory overload in everyday situations. Rhiannon discusses the mental health challenges faced by neurodivergent adults, the critical importance of self-advocacy in neurodivergent communities, and how unders...
002: My Late Diagnosis Journey: Finding Self Acceptance as AuDHD
the not so typical fitness podcast
54 minutes
8 months ago
002: My Late Diagnosis Journey: Finding Self Acceptance as AuDHD
What happens when you discover at age 30 that your brain is wired differently? In this vulnerable episode, I share my emotional journey to receiving my autism and ADHD late diagnosis as an adult woman, and how it fundamentally changed my understanding of myself. For years I struggled without knowing why things felt harder for me. Why I was overwhelmed in situations others found easy, why I couldn't "just fit in," and why I felt so different. I discuss the workplace experience that triggered m...
the not so typical fitness podcast
In this episode, Rhiannon Cooper shares her powerful journey of late autism and ADHD diagnosis, exploring the realities of living as a late-diagnosed autistic adult with ADHD. She opens up about experiencing autistic shutdowns, navigating the complex autism diagnosis process, and managing sensory overload in everyday situations. Rhiannon discusses the mental health challenges faced by neurodivergent adults, the critical importance of self-advocacy in neurodivergent communities, and how unders...
