Someone asked Me The Difference Between ADHD & Autism… And It Broke My Heart

In this episode, I’m talking about a conversation I recently had with my mum that genuinely stayed with me emotionally.

She asked me:

“What actually IS the difference between ADHD and autism?”

And honestly… it became one of those huge “wow, people still don’t really understand neurodivergence” moments for me.

Not because my mum isn’t loving or supportive — she absolutely is. She’s spent her whole life loving neurodivergent people, supporting me through all my quirks, overwhelm, emotional intensity, shutdowns, hyperfixations, impulsivity, burnout, and chaotic AuDHD moments.

But that conversation made me realise something really important:

If even loving, supportive families still don’t fully understand how neurodivergent brains process the world…

then what about the children growing up constantly misunderstood?

In this episode I talk about:

💜 the difference between ADHD & autism

💜 why neurodivergent children are so often misunderstood

💜 how behaviours get misread as “bad” or “difficult”

💜 masking, sensory overwhelm & emotional dysregulation

💜 growing up feeling “too much”

💜 late diagnosis & self-understanding

💜 why neurodivergent awareness matters so deeply for families

This episode is emotional, honest, funny in places, and deeply reflective — especially for late diagnosed ADHD/AuDHD adults who grew up misunderstood despite being deeply loved.

Because sometimes the issue isn’t lack of love.

Sometimes people simply were never taught how our brains actually work.

Topics include:

ADHD, autism, AuDHD, neurodivergence, late diagnosis, emotional dysregulation, masking, executive dysfunction, sensory overwhelm, neurodivergent parenting, misunderstood children, ADHD in women, autistic burnout, and family understanding.