AuDHD... Or just a bit weird..?

Jon Hill
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"AuDHD... Or Just A Bit Weird...?" follows my late-in-life journey through an AuDHD assessment, unpacking lifelong traits, their impact and the coping strategies I've picked up along the way.

  1. Gill Of All Trades! With Gillian Charlton!

    3 days ago

    Gill Of All Trades! With Gillian Charlton!

    I've called this episode Gill Of All Trades because Gill is someone, who like me and many other ADHD people, has many strings to her bow and it's something I feel we should celebrate more! I was first introduced to Gill through my gorgeous mate Laura on a facetime, if I recall correctly, last New Years Eve. She was bouncing around in her pyjamas singing and I was immediately drawn to her energy. Gill is a naturally funny person, which is something I love but there is also so much more to her... Gill Charlton is a former British Army soldier, comedian, celebrant, speaker and full‑time Northern chatterbox. She was diagnosed with combined‑type ADHD at 38 while still serving, during treatment for PTSD and following a cancer diagnosis in 2018.After 24 years in the Army, PTSD and a long medical discharge process led Gill to leave service in 2023, throwing her sense of identity into chaos. She coped the only way an ADHD brain knows how — by doing everything. Gill immersed herself in recovery programmes based around adaptive sport, saying yes to sailing, snowboarding, climbing, axe throwing and pretty much anything else offered. She was also selected for the Invictus Games and took a stand‑up comedy course, which led to her becoming co‑founder and director of the Veterans Comedy Club CIC.After leaving the Army, Gill retrained and worked full‑time as a celebrant, building a business rooted in connection, humour and authenticity — a role she still continues alongside her work. A year ago, she moved into a full‑time Events Executive role in the charity sector, supporting military‑connected communities. Through podcasts like ADHD AF, Gill found the ADHD community she’d been searching for and now runs the Manchester peer support group for the ADHD AF+ charity. She’s also a mum to two AuDHD sons, an event host and speaker, and someone who gets involved in almost everything. Gill's celebrant website: www.gillcharlton.co.uk Veterans Comedy Club website: Veterans Comedy Club | Armed Forces ComedySign up for email reminders to the Manchester  Peer Support Groups — ADHDAF+ CharityMy merch has finally been released! Check it out ⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Send me your little wins so I can celebrate you on the podcast by either sliding into my DMs ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or email me at audhdorjustabitweird@gmail.com Find your local ADHDAF+ peer support group ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support neurodivergent independent businesses: Check out the Neurospicy & Co range ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Born Anxious⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ using the code AUDHD15 for a special price! You can help support The Big ADHD Fundraiser by buying a Dave Kirkman hoodie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Purchase your official hidden disabilities sunflower lanyard ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    1 hr
  2. Nowt As Queer As Folk! With Heidi Mavir!

    19 Jun

    Nowt As Queer As Folk! With Heidi Mavir!

    In this episode, I'm joined by the wonderful Heidi Mavir for a conversation that was originally meant to focus on the brilliant work she does through EOTAS Matters and The Marble Run. That was the plan, anyway. In true ADHD fashion, we took a wonderfully unexpected detour and found ourselves talking about queerness instead - which honestly could not be more perfect, given that this episode is being released during Pride Month! Fret not! I shall definitely endeavour to get Heidi back on the podcast again in the future because she really does do such awesome work for the neurodivergent community and she's brilliant to chat with! For all things Heidi related click HERE! My merch has finally been released! Check it out ⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠ Send me your little wins so I can celebrate you on the podcast by either sliding into my DMs ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or email me at audhdorjustabitweird@gmail.com Find your local ADHDAF+ peer support group ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support neurodivergent independent businesses: Check out the Neurospicy & Co range ⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Born Anxious⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ using the code AUDHD15 for a special price! You can help support The Big ADHD Fundraiser by buying a Dave Kirkman hoodie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Purchase your official hidden disabilities sunflower lanyard ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    50 min
  3. What A (Neuro)Shambles! With Mark Allen

    12 Jun

    What A (Neuro)Shambles! With Mark Allen

    Mark Allen is the creator and host of Neuroshambles, the podcast that explores the realities of raising neurodivergent children with honesty, humour, and lived experience. Mark is a dad of three neurodivergent children, a writer, neurodiversity advocate, public speaker, and former stand-up comedian, and he describes himself as an undiagnosed neurotypical navigating family life as best he can. In this episode, we talk about how his parenting style has changed since learning more about neurodivergence, the story of a very unconventional wedding, and Mark’s impressive neurotypical superpower: being able to just use any cutlery in the drawer! For all things Neuroshambles click here! My merch has finally been released! Check it out ⁠⁠here!⁠⁠ Send me your little wins so I can celebrate you on the podcast by either sliding into my DMs ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or email me at audhdorjustabitweird@gmail.com Find your local ADHDAF+ peer support group ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support neurodivergent independent businesses: Check out the Neurospicy & Co range ⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠ Shop at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Born Anxious⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ using the code AUDHD15 for a special price! You can help support The Big ADHD Fundraiser by buying a Dave Kirkman hoodie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Purchase your official hidden disabilities sunflower lanyard ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    57 min
  4. No Baking, All Chaos! With Heather AKA A Bit Of Baking & Chaos!

    5 Jun

    No Baking, All Chaos! With Heather AKA A Bit Of Baking & Chaos!

    Heather is the cool, late-diagnosed, childfree millennial aunt you never knew you needed. She runs Bit of Baking and Chaos, sharing the lived experience of ADHD, from managing work and hormones to the everyday chaos of a brain that works a bit differently. Diagnosed in her thirties, she also creates practical resources for people looking for actual answers, not just awareness. I loved recording this episode. Even though it was the first time Heather and I had spoken in person I felt super relaxed with her and I think that really comes across in our chat. It's a sea of tangents and anecdotes. Enjoy!For all things Heather related click here! My merch has finally been released! Check it out ⁠here!⁠ Send me your little wins so I can celebrate you on the podcast by either sliding into my DMs ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or email me at audhdorjustabitweird@gmail.com Find your local ADHDAF+ peer support group ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support neurodivergent independent businesses: Check out the Neurospicy & Co range ⁠⁠here!⁠⁠ Shop at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Born Anxious⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ using the code AUDHD15 for a special price! You can help support The Big ADHD Fundraiser by buying a Dave Kirkman hoodie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Purchase your official hidden disabilities sunflower lanyard ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    56 min
  5. From Trauma To Triumph! With Alex Bedford!

    29 May

    From Trauma To Triumph! With Alex Bedford!

    In this candid interview, Alex Bedford, or ADHDadUK as you may know him from Instagram, shares his journey through trauma, ADHD, and recovery, highlighting the importance of self-awareness, diagnosis, and the power of coaching. We discuss the impact of undiagnosed neurodivergence, trauma, and Alex's relationship with alcohol and now sobriety. For all things Alex related click here! My merch has finally been released! Check it out here! Send me your little wins so I can celebrate you on the podcast by either sliding into my DMs ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or email me at audhdorjustabitweird@gmail.com Find your local ADHDAF+ peer support group ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support neurodivergent independent businesses: Check out the Neurospicy & Co range ⁠here!⁠ Shop at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Born Anxious⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ using the code AUDHD15 for a special price! You can help support The Big ADHD Fundraiser by buying a Dave Kirkman hoodie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Purchase your official hidden disabilities sunflower lanyard ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    46 min
  6. Spice Up Your Life! With Charlie From Neurospicy & Co!

    22 May

    Spice Up Your Life! With Charlie From Neurospicy & Co!

    Charlie is the founder of Neurospicy & Co., a clothing brand centred around neurodiversity and  disability awareness, and honest conversations about real life. As an autistic and ADHD mum of three (two of whom are also autistic, and one likely to be diagnosed with ADHD also), she share's the messy, unfiltered reality of parenting, burnout, and navigating a world not built for us. Through her content and her brand, she aims to make people feel seen, understood, and a little less alone, while also challenging the way society views neurodivergence. I had a great time chatting with Charlie. We talked all about our own experiences of discovering our neurodivergence and also Charlie's experience of being a mum to neurodivergent children, interactions with other parents of both neurodivergent and also neurotypical children and what it's been like starting her own brand of neuroaffirming clothing. Check out the range here! Send me your little wins so I can celebrate you on the podcast by either sliding into my DMs ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or email me at audhdorjustabitweird@gmail.com Find your local ADHDAF+ peer support group ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support neurodivergent independent businesses: Shop at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Born Anxious⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ using the code AUDHD15 for a special price! You can help support The Big ADHD Fundraiser by buying a Dave Kirkman hoodie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Purchase your official hidden disabilities sunflower lanyard ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    50 min
  7. The ADHD User's Manual With Ludovico Saint Amour Di Chanaz!

    15 May

    The ADHD User's Manual With Ludovico Saint Amour Di Chanaz!

    Ludovico Saint Amour di Chanaz is a Neuroscientist and Author of the ADHD User's Manual. He's been diagnosed with ADHD at 28 and since dedicated his time to the understanding of ADHD and of neurodivergence in general. He now works as Director of Research at NeuroBridge where he keeps doing research about stress, burnout and neurodiversity in the workplace.  We had an awesome insightful conversation about ADHD, diagnosis, coping strategies, and the science behind memory and sleep. Ludovico shared his personal experiences and scientific insights to demystify ADHD and mental health management. Neurobdridge: It's a Neurodiversity support platform that helps companies become more inclusive and have adjustments tailored to individual needs. It improves awareness and understanding of neurodivergence, while considering that adjustments are here to help everyone, regardless of diagnostic status.  For all things Ludo related... www.braincuriosities.com https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brain-curiosities  https://neurobridge.co.uk/ Send me your little wins so I can celebrate you on the podcast by either sliding into my DMs ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or email me at audhdorjustabitweird@gmail.com Find your local ADHDAF+ peer support group ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support neurodivergent independent businesses: Shop at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Born Anxious⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ using the code AUDHD15 for a special price! You can help support The Big ADHD Fundraiser by buying a Dave Kirkman hoodie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Purchase your official hidden disabilities sunflower lanyard ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    48 min
  8. Travel Traumas & Holiday Highs!

    8 May

    Travel Traumas & Holiday Highs!

    It's a solo episode this week and I've just got back from a trip to France. I'm starting to find new ways of doing things like going on holiday with more awareness of my needs and limitations as a neurodivergent person... so here are my travel traumas and holiday highs! Enjoy! Send me your little wins so I can celebrate you on the podcast by either sliding into my DMs ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or email me at audhdorjustabitweird@gmail.com Find your local ADHDAF+ peer support group ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support neurodivergent independent businesses: Shop at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Born Anxious⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ using the code AUDHD15 for a special price! You can help support The Big ADHD Fundraiser by buying a Dave Kirkman hoodie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Purchase your official hidden disabilities sunflower lanyard ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    29 min
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"AuDHD... Or Just A Bit Weird...?" follows my late-in-life journey through an AuDHD assessment, unpacking lifelong traits, their impact and the coping strategies I've picked up along the way.

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