Author Marianne Norbye de Paoli explores what it is like to live with both autism and ADHD, drawing on her book AuDHD: Når autisme og ADHD mødes i et kvindeliv. The talk looks at the particular experiences, challenges and strengths that can arise when the two meet in one life.
Topics include masking, energy and exhaustion, identity, emotional life and social experiences, showing how AuDHD can appear in everyday life, in relationships and in meetings with other people's expectations. The talk also speaks to relatives, looking at how autism and ADHD can affect close relationships and how behaviour and needs are sometimes misunderstood. The presentation rests on professional knowledge and the many personal stories behind the book, and is enriched by the speaker's own experience as a neurodivergent person.
