Navigating late autistic/ADHD diagnosis along with perimenopause or menopause

Many of the women I work with find themselves navigating a recent diagnosis or discovery of their neurodivergence while also learning to navigate perimenopause or menopause. 

Each of those on its own can be overwhelming; dealing with both at the same time is even more challenging.

It's clear that neurodivergent women often experience perimenopause and menopause differently in significant ways. The research on this is in the early stages, though, and reliable information can be hard to find.

Here are some resources you might find helpful.

Menopause and autism

📚 Autistic Menopause: A Guide to the Menopausal Transition for Autistic People and Those Supporting Them by Julie Gamble-Turner and Rachel Moseley

🎙️ The Menopause Transition: The Neurodivergent Woman podcast, Season 5, Episode 1

🎨 Creative submissions: Bridging the silos, autistic menopause study

📄 AuDHD Menopause, Food & Health; Melinda Staehling

📄 Autism and Menopause, from the National Autistic Society in the UK

📄 Autism and Menopause: Q&A with Rachel Moseley and Julie Turner-Cobb

📄 Autism, menopause, and reaching the breaking point: A hidden crisis; Altogether Autism

📄 Common and unique menopause experiences among autistic and non-autistic people: A qualitative study; Martha Piper and Rebecca Charlton

📄 Menopausal and Melting Down: An Autistic Tale of Sensory Survival, by Karen Noble

📄 "A perfect storm": Autistic experiences of menopause and midlife; Julie Gamble-Turner, Rachel Moseley and others

📄 "Struggling for Years": An international survey on Autistic experiences of menopause; Christine Jenkins, Rachel Moseley, and others

📄  "When My Autism Broke": A qualitative study spotlighting autistic voices on menopause; Rachel Moseley, Tanya Druce, and Julie Turner-Cobb

Perimenopause and autism/AuDHD

📚 The AuDHD Perimenopause Handbook: A practical guide for autistic and AuDHD women managing hormonal changes, brain fog, executive dysfunction, and sensory overload; Erika Aubrey Holmes

📄 The AuDHD Guide to Perimenopause; Bridgette Hamstead

📄 The autistic perimenopause; Sam Galloway

​📄 The Perimenopause and Late Diagnosis Pipeline; Bridgette Hamstead

Have suggestions for more resources?

If you're aware of other resources that you don't see on this page, please send them along so I can include them here!

Email me: mary@audhdwomen.com