We often talk about intimacy as if it should be instinctive. As if, with the right person, it will simply click into place and feel effortless. For many neurodivergent people, especially those with ADHD, autism, or sensory processing differences, it rarely feels that simple.
I had a great time on ADHD Chatter with Alex Partridge recently.
The main focus was the impact ADHD can have on intimacy We covered a lot of ground!
I recently had the pleasure of appearing on a podcast for The Quiet ADHD Club, a Substack community created by Gabrielle Treanor for women with ADHD who don’t necessarily fit the loud, hyperactive stereotype sometimes associated with it. Gabrielle’s work speaks to women who are thoughtful, sensitive, empathetic and quietly exhausted from a lifetime of […]
Walking on eggshells can happen to any couple if there is unresolved conflict between them. They will both try to avoid contact with each other if they believe that a solution cannot be found.
Neurodivergent people are everywhere. In every sector, every discipline, at every level of seniority. Many of the world’s most creative thinkers, analysts, designers, leaders, and problem-solvers are ND. So it is not a question of how to “fit” ND people into the workplace. They’re already shaping it. The question is how to increase the comfort and reduce the friction felt by ND people in the workplace.
ND lives have been framed in terms of difficulty, disruption or “special needs”. Yet in my therapy room, I see something very different. I see creative problem-solving, emotional depth, humour, originality, sensitivity, and a capacity for innovation that often outpaces the systems around them.
Even in loving relationships, empathy and intimacy can sometimes misfire. ND couples might mistake different ways of operating as incompatability. We look at strategies to help.
ADHD can bring both high desire and unique challenges to intimacy. Learn why couples struggle and the strategies that help them reconnect.
It was a real pleasure to join Martin on the We Too Are One podcast recently.
We Too Are One is a podcast that celebrates the power of difference and explores how individuals with Autism and/or ADHD can thrive
Recently someone asked me if I was neurodivergent. They asked because they weren’t sure they wanted to work with a therapist who was Neurotypical.
It’s a notion I bump into now and then… and it always gives me pause.