ADHD, burnout and work: for late-identified women in academia and the professions

I’m Erica McIntyre, an ADHD coach and researcher. I write here about neurodivergent working life: burnout, masking, late identification (often called a late diagnosis), and the conditions that make work sustainable. Research-informed, written from the inside, for sparkly brains in academia and the professions.

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The tired that sleep doesn’t fix

There’s a particular kind of tiredness that sleep doesn’t fix. Ironically, I’m experiencing this right now.

Decades of performing. The week I could finally be me.

I wasn't prepared for the grief