WTF is AuDHD?

The term 'accommodations' can sometimes sound like a big, unattainable thing - especially when you're conscious of asking others to help. But this week, we want to chat about how you can learn to make your own life easier, even without a diagnosis.

We're talking about accommodations: what they are, why they're not just for people with a formal diagnosis, and how small adjustments to your everyday life can make a big difference.

You don't need a diagnosis, permission or a complicated support plan to accommodate yourself. The first step is identifying your needs (arguably the hardest part!). Once you know what you need, sometimes it's as simple as finding a workaround, changing the way you approach a task, or giving yourself permission to do things differently.

We asked you, our listeners, to share the accommodations you've made in your own lives, and the responses are full of clever, practical and simple ideas that you might want to steal for yourself!

P.S. We end up talking about pleasure and intimate relationships towards the end of this episode – so, beware of little ears who might be listening!

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Do you ever finally build up the motivation to do a task you've been delaying for a while, only to be stumped by an unexpected roadblock in the first five minutes? Does your brain find it difficult to change contexts? In this episode we discuss why it is SO hard to just do the thing sometimes, and why can one tiny roadblock completely derail your entire day.

We're talking inertia, context switching and the experience of finally getting into a task, only to have something go wrong and suddenly be unable to do literally anything else. We discuss the combination of autistic intertia, ADHD executive function and how this can be hugely challenging as an AuDHDer.

Even though it might look like you're procrastinating, underneath the surface, there's often more going on.

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Forgotten subscriptions, late fees, food rotting in the fridge, buying things you already own, and paying $40 for takeaway because cooking feels like an Olympic sport - those are just a few examples of the colloquial ADHD tax - all the extra money we end up spending because our brains work a little differently.

In this episode, we unpack the financial consequences of ADHD, from impulsive purchases and procrastination to time blindness, executive dysfunction and the cost of convenience.

We share our own ADHD tax moments, explore the shame that can come with money struggles, and also share your ADHD experiences (join our Reddit to be part of the conversation!)

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Money is hard for everyone, but add ADHD and autism into the mix and it can feel like being thrown around a washing machine.

In this episode, Ellie and Paige chat about our volatile relationships with money: the freelance feast-or-famine cycle, impulse spending, hoarding out of fear, and the shame that follows.

We talk about:

Why so many people are struggling more than social media shows, and the “broke to look rich” effect
How ADHD affects money: impulse control, executive function, time blindness and bill paralysis
Why we hate direct debits, how budgets and spreadsheets don't often help us, and the shame spiral that follows
Childhood spending habits (the impulsive spender vs. the fearful hoarder)
Why financial literacy was never taught, and how Simran Kaur’s Friends That Invest made investing feel less intimidating
How medication changed our relationship with impulse buying
Practical ideas: a 24-hour cart rule, keeping your own money in a shared relationship, and valuing time and autonomy over a big bank balance

There are no quick fixes here, just a reminder that you’re not alone and not bad with money because you’re a bad person. Next wee we chat about the "ADHD tax"!

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In this week’s episode, we start with a listener who posted in our Reddit about their vivid dreams. We chat about dreams and our relationship with them - before getting into our main topic: self-talk before and after diagnosis, and why it matters.

We’re talking self-esteem, the impact of all those tiny, everyday rejections, and how they can add up over time - especially when you’re autistic or ADHD and don’t yet know it.

We look at how diagnosis has changed the way we understand our brains and our behaviour, but most importantly, how it’s changed the way we talk to ourselves.

Because sometimes the biggest change after an AuDHD diagnosis isn’t what you do differently, or even the medication you might be prescribed. Sometimes, it’s simply having the knowledge to understand yourself and be kinder to yourself.

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