It's less than a month until Christmas! This can sometimes be a tough time for neurodivergent people, sensory overload, immense amounts of social interaction, opening presents IN FRONT OF PEOPLE!!! 🤮🤮🤮

In this episode I had a great chat with the fantastic Hester Grainger about how her family navigates Christmas and New Year in a neurodivergent household with a variety of different individual needs. We also talk about Hester's experience of the diagnosis process and get distracted by a special guest appearance at the halfway point.... my beautiful cat, Fanny. 🥰

For those of you who don't know...

Hester Grainger is a leading ADHD advocate, international keynote speaker and

neurodiversity consultant, known for her honest, engaging and empowering talks on ADHD

and neurodiversity.

Diagnosed with ADHD at 43, she brings a unique mix of lived experience, professional insight

and storytelling to her work.

With a background in media, broadcasting and communications, Hester began her career at

ITV, working on The Wright Stuff, Loose Women and other daytime shows, before spending

over 20 years in PR, leading campaigns for brands including BMW and Sport Relief. She later

returned to broadcasting with her own BBC radio show and is now a regular contributor on

the radio, in the press and on leading podcasts.

Hester is co-founder of Perfectly Autistic, which she runs with her autistic and ADHD

husband, Kelly. Together they deliver workplace training, coaching and mediation for

organisations including Red Bull Racing, Sony Music, TUI, Marks & Spencer and the NHS.

This year Hester toured the UK visiting 27 theatres with her one-woman show ADHD

Unmasked and was invited to speak at the House of Commons about ADHD.

For all things Hester:

www.perfectlyautistic.co.uk

www.instagram.com/hestersvibe

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