Monique Michelson: A neuroaffirming psychologist with ASD, ADHD and OCD

  The guest this week is Monique Mitchelson, a neurodivergent clinical psychologist and co- host of the very popular Neurodivergent Woman podcast.    Monique very generously shares her story about growing up in Queensland as an undiagnosed autistic adhd’er with OCD and learning more about her brain (and her family’s brains) once she became a psychologist. In this ep the following subjects are discussed: - Why Monique decided to get into psychology  - How so much changed once she received her diagnoses as an adult  - Being a neurodivergent clinician and being open about being on medication  - The interplay of symptoms when you have ASD, adhd and ocd with chronic health conditions  - The motivations that drive the behaviour of people with neurotypical vs neurodivergent brains - The risk of burnout for neurodivergent women - Some of the differences behind the motivations that drive behaviours of kids with ocd and ASD    The Neurodivergent Woman podcast