Neurodivergent Adults
Sensory processing differences, ADHD, and autism do not end at eighteen. Most of what is written about them is addressed to parents, which leaves adults reading about themselves in the third person. These pages are written for the adult living it — whether you were diagnosed as a child, recognized it later, or are still working out whether it describes you.
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Sensory processing in adults
How sensory differences show up in adult life, and what helps.
ADHD in adults
Late diagnosis, the evidence problem with “before age 12,” and what support looks like.
Autistic burnout
What it is, how it differs from depression, and recovery.
Monotropism
A theory of attention that explains a great deal of autistic experience.
Sensory tools for adults
What helps, what doesn’t, and why the environment usually matters more than the tool.
Autism in the workplace
For autistic employees and for the managers who work with them.
Sensory overload self-assessment
A short reflective tool — not a diagnosis.
Therapy as an adult
Occupational therapy is the discipline most often involved where sensory processing affects daily life, and adult OT is available through the same directory as everything else. What it looks like differs from the pediatric version: less play-based, more focused on work, home, routine, and the environments you cannot avoid.
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Disclaimer. For general educational purposes; not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Speak to a qualified clinician about your own situation.