In this meeting of The Late Diagnosis Club, Dr Angela Kingdon welcomes Nyck Walsh, writer, therapist, and advocate, who shares their journey to identifying as Autistic and ADHD later in life.
Nyck reflects on growing up feeling fundamentally different — navigating school, relationships, and work without the language to understand why things felt harder than they seemed for others. Like many late-identified adults, they developed ways to cope, adapt, and push through, often at the expense of their own well-being.
It wasn’t until adulthood, through a combination of burnout, reflection, and exposure to neurodivergent experiences, that Nyck began to recognise themselves, leading to a deeper understanding of their needs, identity, and way of being.
This is a conversation about unlearning, self-acceptance, and choosing a different way forward.
🪑 Attendees
Chair: Dr Angela Kingdon — Author, community-builder, and Autistic advocate
Guest: Nyck Walsh — Writer, therapist, and AuDHD advocate
You: The Listener!
🗒️ Meeting Agenda
🧾 Minutes from the Meeting
1️⃣ Opening Remarks
Angela introduces Nyck Walsh and reflects on the shared experience of reaching adulthood before having the language to understand oneself.
2️⃣ Member Introduction: Nyck’s Story
Nyck describes a lifelong sense of being different, not quite fitting into expected social, academic, or professional norms.
Without a framework for Autism or ADHD, they developed strategies to cope, often masking their natural responses and pushing themselves to meet external expectations.
Over time, this led to burnout and a growing awareness that something deeper needed to be understood.
Through reflection and exposure to neurodivergent experiences, Nyck began to recognise themselves, leading to a process of late identification and self-understanding.
3️⃣ Discussion Highlights
4️⃣ Key Learnings
📌 Notice Board
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