Autism is not a trend, it never was and never will be. What appears to be "trending" are conversations that have been missing from the diagnostic dialogue for years and left so many of us excluded from autism representation entirely. Autism in women is one of the most consistently missed and misdi

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Autistic shutdowns, the quieter, less visible cousin of the meltdown, and often the one that goes completely unrecognized by everyone around you, including yourself. The "I promise I'm not ignoring you" one is the one that has caused me the most guilt personally. From the outside a shutdown can lo

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Kinda chic actually

The kinda chic era, specifically the version where you finally stop trying to override your brain and body and start letting them lead. Some of these took me years to get to. The accommodating myself instead of pushing through was probably the hardest shift, because I had built so much of my ident

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Honestly every single one of these is personally called out. The perfectionism one is the one that took me the longest to see clearly. For years I thought I just had really high standards. Turns out I was quietly overcompensating for executive dysfunction I didn't know I had, and the perfectionism

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ADHD and dopamine seeking, some of the most common behaviors that fly under the radar as "just habits." More examples: opening and closing the fridge, checking your phone every 90 seconds, needing background noise for every task, online shopping you don't remember doing, starting new projects befo

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AuDHD calm, a very stable and completely reliable state as long as approximately 47 conditions are met at all times. I like to call it having a Type C personality. Follow for more content that takes the emotional stakes of a plan change seriously. • #AuDHD #ADHDWomen #AutisticWomen #ny

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AuDHD sensory triggers, an ever growing list 🙃 • Which one is your personal villain? Mine is people chewing with their mouth open, smacking and gum popping, immediate no 🙅🏼‍♀️ • # #audhd # #nyc # #nyccreator # #audhdtiktok # #adhdtiktok

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Cycle syncing with ADHD, one of the most underrated tools for women with ADHD and something that took me way too long to actually try for myself. The shift for me was realizing that the weeks I felt like my medication "wasn't working" or that I was suddenly falling apart weren't random. They lined

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Turns out it was executive dysfunction

Late diagnosed ADHD, the specific experience of realizing that half of what you thought made you who you are was actually just an untreated neurological difference. I spent years thinking I wasn’t good at adulting or life, but the reality was I was living with a brain that struggled with executi

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Little habits that keep my ADHD functional

ADHD brain hacks, none of them revolutionary, all of them the difference between me functioning like a normal person and completely falling apart on a Tuesday. The shoes one is the one I resisted the longest and now can't imagine life without. There is something about being physically ready that t

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The truth behind living with adhd

#onthisday #adhdinwomen #adhd

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what loving an autistic partner actually looks like

Supporting an autistic partner well is less about grand gestures and more about paying attention to the small things that actually help them stay regulated day to day. The most common thing I see in couples is well intentioned partners assuming they know what would feel supportive, when what the

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the autism signs in women that everyone keeps getting wrong

Most of these were never flagged as autism. They were labeled as personality traits, sensitivity issues, or things people actually complimented you on. Which is a big part of why so many women go undiagnosed for decades. Save this if any of these feel familiar and share it with someone who needs t

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things about me that have nothing to do with being a therapist

You probably found me because of the ADHD content. But there is a lot more going on behind the therapist title. Swipe to meet the rest of me. Then drop one thing about yourself in the comments that has nothing to do with what you do for work. I love this little life I get the privilege to live and

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The text was fine. The tone was slightly off. Now it is three hours later and you are still replaying the entire conversation trying to figure out what you did wrong. Rejection sensitivity is not overthinking. It is your brain genuinely experiencing perceived rejection as if it were a real threat.

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If your ADHD feels completely unmanageable one week and totally fine the next, your cycle is probably part of the conversation nobody has had with you yet. And because every woman responds to hormonal fluctuations differently, treatment should never be one size fits all. Save this one and drop yo

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If you have spent years wondering why everything feels harder for you than it seems to for everyone else, this might be why. I work with high-achieving neurodivergent women across New York State. Link in bio. #ADHDWomen #HighAchievingADHD #NeurodivergentWomen #ADHDTherapist #nyctherapist

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Symptoms of ADHD in Luteal

Most women with ADHD are never told that estrogen directly affects dopamine, which means the week before your period your brain chemistry is genuinely different. Not harder because you are stressed or slipping. Different because your hormones shifted. Tracking when these things happen is one of th

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The audacity. Every single time • #adhd #adhdlife #nyctherapist #nyc #adhdwomen

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#onthisday #adhd #adhdinwomen #neurodivergent #nyc

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Bailey Pilant | ADHD Therapist