Writing

Volunteering grounds me as someone with AuDHD, supports local causes in Ipswich, and proves change happens when we show up.

Distinction matters. Having Autism brings one set of challenges and strengths. ADHD brings another. My talks on lived experience can help.

Now my Autism is under control, it's time to focus on the Tasmanian Devil in the room: my ADHD - which has become louder recently.

When I was young, I asked “why?” a lot.Not to be difficult. Not to be defiant. Just… because I genuinely didn’t understand why we did things the way we did.

After writing about how I see effectiveness as more valuable than productivity, I’ve been thinking about the other side of the same coin: rest.

Humans aren’t productive units. We’re complex, creative, messy, inconsistent, and often brilliant in ways that can’t be plotted neatly on a Gantt chart.

To say AI has dominated headlines and the concerns of people who like to use their genetically inherited human brains for a living is an understatement.

Executive function can be a real challenge for me. My ADHD wants variety, novelty and shiny, my Autism demands consistency, order and regularity.

I've been doing a real deep dive into tartan in the last couple of weeks in preparation for a new brand I'm working on for a client.