Divergent Menopause (previously The Autistic Perimenopause)

Hi, I’m Sam! Late Diagnosed Neurodivergent, Tenacious Midlife Struggler, and Autistic Perimenopausal Advocate.Welcome if you’re new to The Autistic Perimenopause: A Temporary Regression! Thanks for being here if you are already a regular reader. My mission is to support you during your neurodivergent menopause transition by providing:* Information* Validation* RegulationYou are not alone 💕I’m so glad you are here. If you feel seen and heard by my writing, please consider upgrading to a paid

The world can feel like a sensory onslaught and drive us rapidly from regulated to the verge of a meltdown in the right wrong conditions. I am so sorry if the background noise of this video also drives you into sensory overload. Rather than cause harm, my goal is to share how Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) can take a regular everyday situation, and turn it into a sensory nightmare for anyone who has SPD. There are triggers everywhere. Sensory Processing Disorder is:* A common co-occuring

Hi everyone, Thanks for being here with me at The Autistic Perimenopause: Temporary Regression!I am delighted to be making some small regains in my energy, capacity and functioning levels that have been spiralling, regressing and lagging during my ongoing autistic perimenopause. I am fortunate to have enough supports in place right now, and have built my family’s life around my late-identified neurodivergence. They aren’t always happy about this, but I refuse to believe the “normal” way of life is

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Hello everyone! Have you ever wondered why you feel so low, and whether you will ever feel better again? I have - in fact I still do! Wah! I want to share news of my current auti peri functioning regression with you, but am too far beyond capacity to type, edit and publish a long-form written post. So I am being brave today and sharing my first video post here on Substack!Please let me know in the comments if you like this format. Here’s a quick run down of what I discuss/monologue… Last weekend I

Kia ora koutou/Hello everyone! 💕I wanted to make an introduction post so new people can get to know who is already here. So grab your favourite bevvie in your favourite mug. You know you have one, and here’s a photo of mine (it’s the floral pīwakawaka/fantail bird mug):💕 Where are you from? I love to think of us all spreading awareness of autistic perimenopause all over the map!💕 What brought you to Substack?💕 Are you neurodivergent, or just neuro-curious?💕 How much do you already know about

It is in my nature to live in a chronic state of fear. Before I was diagnosed autistic, ADHD and chronically anxious in my late thirties, I always wanted to hide under a rock, where I could be left alone and in peace, free of the demands of social interaction and sensory overload. Flotation sensory deprivation tanks were my second home. These days my anxiety shows up more as panic, resulting from the unending demands of parenting in a brain and body that feel they were not made for this world