Amelia Read

Maybe simply existing is physiologically expensive for AuDHD women? I've spent a long time trying to understand my fatigue. What am I doing wrong? Am I working too much? Sleeping badly? Not exercising enough? Doing too much? Doing too little? The answer to those questions is most likely still yes…

You start with one question. Then another question pops into your head. Then another. Before you know it, you've got fifteen tabs open, you've watched three videos, saved two podcasts for later, read half a research article, and found six completely different opinions about what you're supposed to do next. And somehow you're now more confused than when you started. I think many neurodivergent people know exactly what I'm talking about.

I’ve always been deeply curious about human behaviour and the “why” behind what people do. I initially went to university to become a teacher, but chose a neuropsychology elective simply because it fit my timetable—and it completely changed my direction in becoming a Gold Coast Clinical Psychologist.