Episode 130: Living with Autism and ADHD with Emily Katy

This week, we have the incredible Emily Katy on the podcast. Emily is an autistic 22-year-old with ADHD and OCD, an author and blogger, and a Trustee for the charity ‘Autistic Girls Network’. Her first book ‘Girl Unmasked: How Uncovering My Autism Saved My Life’ is out on March 28th.

Kate and Emily speak about:

• The struggle of being autistic and ADHD in the school system

• Autism stigmas and stereotypes

• Finding helpful accommodations in school

• Emily's 'Not a School Skiver' Campaign

• Finding a better way to care for neurodivergent children in education

• PDA - a desire for autonomy

• Emily's journey to being diagnosed with ADHD

• Emily's mental health struggles

• How anxiety and OCD cycles show up for Emily

• What medication has worked for Emily

• Phobias and anxiety

• The interplay and ebbs and flows of Autism and ADHD

You can connect with Emily on her Instagram here.

Kate's new four-part workshop series, Regulating Your ADHD Nervous System, is available here.

Have a read of Kate’s articles in ADDitude magazine here