EP. 233: The Overlap of ADHD and Autism with Andonette Wilkinson

ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

Tracy Otsuka

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

If you connect with some of the ADHD traits but have never really felt like the label fits you perfectly, you might relate to my guest this episode, Andi Wilkinson, who has both ADHD and autism and describes the combination as “having internal opposite personalities that are constantly fighting with each other.” Andi, who is a creative and digital marketer, didn’t get her ADHD and autism diagnoses until 45, but once she did she realized just how much it explained about her life–why she’s so good at creating a mess but can’t stand messiness, why she loves to visit new cities but gets overwhelmed by travel, and why she’s able to spend hours and hours on organizational tasks that other people find incredibly boring. During our conversation Andi shares what it’s like to manage the often-opposing interests of ADHD and autism, the overlaps and differences between the two, her experiences with early trauma and a strict religious upbringing, the intersection of ADHD, ASD, and tech, and so much more. Resources: Instagram: @andonette

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0:00.0	But I do remind myself, you know, be kind to yourself, it's okay, it's okay to take extra
0:07.5	time, really give yourself time to get between one task and the next.
0:12.6	That's a big one for me, allowing myself, the breaks between doing things to wind down
0:19.6	and think about the next thing that I'm doing.
0:22.1	And it takes me longer to do that than a neurotypical person, but that's okay.
0:30.0	Thomas Edison, Richard Branson, John F. Kennedy, Mozart, Michael Jordan, Will Smith.
0:42.2	That sounds like a list of highly successful titans in a variety of locations.
0:48.1	Why is it that we rarely hear that they have or had ADHD?
0:54.3	And you know what we hear even less about?
0:59.9	Serena Williams, Emma Watson, Mel Robbins, Woopy Goldberg, Agatha Christie, Erin Brockovich,
1:08.8	Cher.
1:09.8	Yeah, the successful women navigating ADHD.
1:14.4	And that's exactly why I started this podcast, ADHD for smart ass women.
1:20.0	I'm your host Tracey Otsuka.
1:22.3	I'm a lawyer, not a doctor, a lifelong student, now a coach.
1:27.1	I'm also the creator of your ADHD brain is A-OK, a system that helps people like you figure
1:34.6	out what they should do with their life.
1:37.1	And we're here today to talk ADHD, your strengths, your symptoms, your workarounds, and how
1:43.2	you proudly stand out instead of trying to fit in.
1:47.4	I credit my ADHD for some of my greatest gifts.
1:51.7	And you know what?
1:52.9	I spy a happier life for you, too.
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