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Brendan Mahan's concept of The Wall of Awful has taken on a life of its own. While originally geared toward ADHD, it's also extremely applicable to other neurodivergent folks including autism, AuDHD, OCD, and PDA.


In short, there are a bunch of tough emotions built up over time between you and tasks that are difficult for you (whether or not anyone else believes they are easy). While you may instinctively figure out how to sidestep or smash through the issues, it's not really addressing the deeper problem that still affects you the next time.


Brendan's book, The Wall of Awful, comes out Sep 1 2026, and you can learn an overview of the concepts at the YouTube videos listed under #3 below



Connect with Brendan / Mentioned in episode:

  1. The Wall of Awful book & resources, and if you're buying on Amazon here's my affiliate link
  2. Friendship Skills for Neurodivergent Adults by Caroline Maguire, book, affiliate link
  3. 2 short vids explaining the Wall of Awful & strategies for going through & over it by Jessica McCabe of How to ADHD



AuDHD Flourishing resources:

  1. Transcript Doc (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!)
  2. Mattia's Newsletter
  3. Like Your Brain community space (Patreon/Discord)
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