AuDHD Flourishing

Hosted by Mattia Maurée

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The monotropic neurotype of Autism + ADHD holds strengths and challenges. Typical advice often doesn't work for us! Your AuDHD host, Mattia Maurée (they/them), shares research, lived experience, and practical advice from coaching over 400 neurodivergent folks. They focus on feeling better first, before tackling the big life design questions. You're doing great, you belong here, and it's possible to feel a lot better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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September 26, 202629 min

An Emmy winner's trick for ADHD idea overload, from The ADHD Channel for Women

AuDHDer Cate Osborn (Catieosaurus) interviews Adam Reid about idea overload... relevant whether or not you're a creative professional or writer like Adam! Thanks to The ADHD Channel for Women from Understood.org for letting me post this episode. You can find all of their episodes here . (And Sep 22 2026 they put out an episode on ADHD & PMDD, which is a thing people ask me about a lot!) AuDHD Flourishing resources: Transcript Doc (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!) Mattia's Newsletter Like Your Brain community space (Patreon/Discord) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September 19, 202613 min

158 Communicating With Truth-Haters

Many AuDHDers have shared stories with me about some version of the following: There is a problem staring them in the face People in power don't want to hear about it This comes up a lot at work. The more subtle version is trying to get someone to give a straight answer about exactly what needs to be done, or how . And they act like it's somehow an affront to their authority... so confusing! If you struggle with communicating with someone who seems resistant to the truth, this episode offers the big picture understanding of what might be going on. AuDHD Flourishing resources: Transcript Doc (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!) Mattia's Newsletter Like Your Brain community space (Patreon/Discord) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September 12, 202618 min

157 Your Brain Learns Fast

Part of what hyperneuroplasticity means is that your brain learns quickly on many fronts... including from negative data. This has some obvious downsides! The good news is that what might feel like excruciatingly slow learning in other areas (8-18 repetitions) is actually normal. Your brain just learns fast sometimes ;) The other good news is that 2 data points does NOT equal a predictive pattern yet, no matter how much your brain may want it to. Join me in person at BloomCon 2026 ! (Online options too) AuDHD Flourishing resources: Transcript Doc (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!) Mattia's Newsletter Like Your Brain community space (Patreon/Discord) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September 5, 20261 hr 0 min

156 Hyperneuroplasticity with Dr Patty Gently

Dr. Patty Gently is one of the most important researchers and voices in the gifted neurodivergence space. Her free online community, Bloomers, has a few thousand mostly 2e members. And her research around hyperneuroplasticity is filling in some gaps in the literature to explain some of our experiences! Love Your Brain course (and the Sep/Oct 2026 live round info ) - starts Sep 8 Connect with Patty: Aphantasia, Alexithymia, Autobiographical Memory, and the HNP Mind , post from her free Substack The Gentle Heretic , Dr. Gently's website where you can also reach out Bright Insight Support Network free Facebook group, Bloomers Join both of us at BloomCon 2026 ! AuDHD Flourishing resources: Transcript Doc (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!) Mattia's Newsletter Like Your Brain community space (Patreon/Discord) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 29, 202643 min

How to Make Projects Happen - Repost

AuDHD brains face many challenges when it comes to projects. It's something I've put a great deal of time and learning into, both personally and professionally. This episode covers many ideas and approaches that tend to work for us. Key Takeaways: We usually learn to use what I call the Adrenaline-Anxiety Approach. While effective short-term, it can lead to burnout and other issues. A monotropic approach is more sustainable and individualized... and it can feel slow at first. Experimentation as a core tool Creating just enough structure and safety to get going, without getting bogged down (loose planning) Working with the brain states you have Managing interruptions, inputs, and daily life Finding the balance that works for you The episode also walks through the Love Your Brain course, designed to help AuDHDers understand their mind-body system, work with brain states, and navigate project challenges. The course emphasizes self-compassion, experimentation, and building processes tailored to individual needs. Repost - originally posted July 12th 2024 Links mentioned: Devon Price's Laziness Does Not Exist article, and a PDF if you're not on Medium The transcript may be especially useful for this episode! (It'll take a few seconds for the link to fully load to this episode) Love Your Brain course (and the Sep/Oct 2026 live round info ) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 22, 202627 min

155 Making & Keeping Friends

Making friends is hard. Developing and keeping those friendships is hard. It's literally work! Today I talk about my friendship journey, more to give examples and share what I've learned rather than to teach. Because this is a deeply personal topic that's affected by your current capacity! Mentioned upcoming live round of Love Your Brain course (Sep-Oct 2026) AuDHD Flourishing resources: Transcript Doc (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!) Mattia's Newsletter Like Your Brain community space (Patreon/Discord) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 15, 20261 hr 6 min

154 Friendship Skills with Caroline Maguire

Caroline Maguire is passionate about learning how to bring your whole neurodivergent self to friendships... and not scaring people off! Her book, Friendship Skills for Neurodivergent Adults , includes not only skills but red and green flags, and info on masking vs adapting (which we also talk about in the episode). Mentioned in episode: next week's workshop with Grace Bezaire Connect with Caroline: Book Friendship Skills for Neurodivergent Adults (affiliate link) Website https://carolinemaguireauthor.com/ Instagram @ authorcarolinem YouTube channel Podcast The ADHD Social Playbook AuDHD Flourishing resources: Transcript Doc (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!) Mattia's Newsletter Like Your Brain community space (Patreon/Discord) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 8, 202629 min

153 Polyamory & Community Bonds

Thanks for the great topic suggestion from the community: polyamory & strengthening community bonds. Those are quite intertwined for me, since I've been out as poly/RA and exclusively in open relationships for almost 20 years now. This is a collection of thoughts on what I've noticed while being poly, and how it overlaps with community building and relationship maintenance in general. AuDHD Flourishing resources: Transcript Doc (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!) Mattia's Newsletter Like Your Brain community space (Patreon/Discord) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 1, 202635 min

152 You Can't Trick a Nervous System

My cats Mac & Cheese (see episode pic) have been having a hard time. I've learned a lot observing their reactive nervous systems because it's so easy to feel compassion for them. This episode uses that extended metaphor to also talk about when AuDHD nervous systems feel reactive, including with meltdowns that can include anger or violence. Depending on how much reactivity is affecting your life, it may require professional help. No matter what, you deserve compassion <3 Content note: episode mentions violence and medication cat UPDATE for the curious Resources for anger and reactive nervous systems: Autistic anger (including therapy suggestions) Resource for non-autistic folks to understand meltdowns AuDHD emotional regulation (mentions RSD, justice sensitivity, alexithymia) ADHD rage & anger (note: I didn't find many AuDHD-specific resources on this topic - plz share if you have good ones!) Crisis Resources: USA-based anonymous crisis chat International crisis lines Various types of crisis resources in about 10 countries AuDHD Flourishing resources: Transcript Doc (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!) Mattia's Newsletter Like Your Brain community space (Patreon/Discord) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

July 25, 202640 min

151 The Skill No One Knew You Needed

The skill no one knew you needed: how to emotionally regulate while doing a task. It's simple yet difficult. And undiagnosed neurodivergent parents were even less likely to be able to help on some fronts, if they never learned how either. This is a skill you can practice (which the end of the episode covers), and there are many AuDHD factors complicating it for us. Even with different emotional processing or experience, it's still possible to take care of yourself during an activity. But it requires slowing down and being willing to stop if your brain or body are too triggered. Over time, this builds to being able to do more, more easily, with less stress. It is very, very worth it p.s. the "facilitator" example was MY experience in groups, not how I want people to think about me leading groups ;) Mentioned in episode: 2 short vids explaining the Wall of Awful & strategies for going through & over it by Jessica McCabe of How to ADHD 150 The Wall of Awful with Brendan Mahan AuDHD Flourishing resources: Transcript Doc (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!) Mattia's Newsletter Like Your Brain community space (Patreon/Discord) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.