In this solo episode, Alex shares her full story with neurodivergence - ADHD and Autism (AuDHD) and being late diagnosed. From little Alex in elementary school who always felt a little different, to the college years that were less than stellar, and all of the years of pushing through that led to a night in 2023 that ended in the ER.

This episode covers all of it... from the undiagnosed years, self-medicating without knowing it, late diagnosis at 26, what an autistic burnout and meltdown actually look and feel like, the depression that followed, and what life looks like now as a self-aware, medicated, still-figuring-it-out AuDHD adult.

In this episode:

• Growing up as the "good kid" with undetected ADHD and autism
• Masking, people pleasing, and performing normalcy
• College, alcohol, and accidentally self-medicating
• Late diagnosis at 26 and that first week on medication
• Autistic burnout, meltdowns, and the ER visit
• What Alex 2.0 actually looks like day to day
• Why she finally made BoldlyWired

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