Planning a Perfectly AUDHD Christmas With Hester Grainger

It's less than a month until Christmas! This can sometimes be a tough time for neurodivergent people, sensory overload, immense amounts of social interaction, opening presents IN FRONT OF PEOPLE!!! 🤮🤮🤮In this episode I had a great chat with the fantastic Hester Grainger about how her family navigates Christmas and New Year in a neurodivergent household with a variety of different individual needs. We also talk about Hester's experience of the diagnosis process and get distracted by a special guest appearance at the halfway point.... my beautiful cat, Fanny. 🥰For those of you who don't know...Hester Grainger is a leading ADHD advocate, international keynote speaker andneurodiversity consultant, known for her honest, engaging and empowering talks on ADHDand neurodiversity.Diagnosed with ADHD at 43, she brings a unique mix of lived experience, professional insightand storytelling to her work.With a background in media, broadcasting and communications, Hester began her career atITV, working on The Wright Stuff, Loose Women and other daytime shows, before spendingover 20 years in PR, leading campaigns for brands including BMW and Sport Relief. She laterreturned to broadcasting with her own BBC radio show and is now a regular contributor onthe radio, in the press and on leading podcasts.Hester is co-founder of Perfectly Autistic, which she runs with her autistic and ADHDhusband, Kelly. Together they deliver workplace training, coaching and mediation fororganisations including Red Bull Racing, Sony Music, TUI, Marks & Spencer and the NHS.This year Hester toured the UK visiting 27 theatres with her one-woman show ADHDUnmasked and was invited to speak at the House of Commons about ADHD.For all things Hester:www.perfectlyautistic.co.ukwww.instagram.com/hestersvibeThrive membership for women with ADHDSend me your little wins so I can celebrate you on the podcast by either sliding into my DMs ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠or email me at [email protected] Find your local ADHDAF+ peer support group ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠