Surviving in the wild with neurodiversity

What is neurodiversity? how does it differ to personality and what are the things we can do to try understand and embrace our difference? These are just a couple of the questions that Chris tries to answer with Ben and Becky. Ben works on the ADHD pathway and Becky on the Autism pathway in CAMHS. This episode gives a real insight into the sort of things people who are neurodivergent may struggle with, but also the ways to try and manage these potential struggles and how they overlap with mental health. Like all of these videos its all about linking back to the potential support and resources so click the link to watch the full Youtube video and access different mental health resources. https://linkin.bio/survivinginthewild Enjoy  Bookmarks: 00:00 Start 00:08 What we are going to cover in the episode  00:10 What is neurodiversity? What is ADHD and ASD? 00:14 Neurodiversity vs personality 00:22 Neurodiversity overlapping with mental health  00:26 The world hindering vs the world helping  00:30 Why and why not a diagnosis? 00:37 Executive functioning and masking 00:40 Self diagnosis 00:47 Implementing strategies 00:53 How do Becky and Ben survive in the wild You can watch the full episode on youtube here Surviving In the wild - YouTube Give us a review or send us a text about what you would like to see in the podcastPlease if you like or have benefitted from the episode then give us a share,  review, follow us or rate us on the platform you are listening on.For anymore information, support and services on mental health, visit Yormind which can help you to support someone else or give you a little bit more understanding of your own mental health as well.