Why Midlife is a Turning Point for Late-Diagnosed Neurodivergent Women

For many women, midlife is already a season of transition. But for those who are autistic, ADHD, or otherwise neurodivergent, it often becomes a time when everything shifts — sometimes in surprising and challenging ways.

Here are a few things that make this experience unique:

✨ Masking stops working.Years of pushing through, people-pleasing, and over-functioning start to unravel. The strategies that once “worked” suddenly no longer feel sustainable.

✨ Hormonal changes shift nervous system patterns.Perimenopause and menopause can amplify executive function differences, sensory sensitivities, sleep changes, and emotional intensity — making burnout more common and recovery more complex.

✨ Rejection sensitivity feels sharper.Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD) can intensify in midlife, especially as social roles shift, kids grow up, or careers evolve.

✨ The diagnosis/identification double-edged sword.Finally having language for your experience is validating — but it can also stir up grief for years spent misunderstood, dismissed, or blamed for being “too much” or “not enough.”

You’re Not Failing. You’re Unmasking.

If this resonates, you are not alone. Midlife isn’t about falling apart — it’s about your nervous system calling for a gentler, more authentic way forward. That’s why I created:

Unmasking in Midlife: A Workshop for Neurodivergent Women (REPLAY AVAILABLE)

📅 Sunday, October 20, 2025

💲 $35 (recording of zoom workshop and related worksheets for download)

Download Below

Topics Covered:

✔️ How masking fuels burnout in midlife

✔️ Everyday signs of masking (and why it feels so disruptive, but is actually part of returning to self)

✔️ A framework for the unmasking process and some tools to help guide you as you start to unmask

✔️ Gentle, low-demand strategies to reset your nervous system and reclaim capacity

👉 Download the Replay Here: https://bit.ly/3L4HUNt

Whether you’re newly identified or have known for years, midlife can be a powerful time to pause, reset, and live more fully aligned with your neurodivergent self. You don’t have to navigate it alone.