*Please read the Trigger Warning below before listening* In this episode ADHDAF+ Charity Trustee Abigail Agyei-Jones returns to discuss Intersectionality at a very important time.
October in the UK is a heavy, powerful, and deeply meaningful month in our calendar. Not only is it ADHDAF Day, but it’s also ADHD Awareness Month (themed "A Community of Support"), Black History Month (themed "Honouring Our Communities"), Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Menopause Awareness Month; it also includes International Lesbian and Coming Out Day and on 23rd October it's the FIFTH Annual #ADHDAFDay
In this episode, I am joined by senior policy advisor, Neurodiversity advocate, TedX Speaker, and newly appointed ADHDAF+ Trustee, Abigail Agyei Jones MBE, to unpick the vital concept of intersectionality. We dive into how systemic gatekeeping, late diagnoses, hormonal shifts, and racial biases disproportionately impact Black neurodivergent women, and how we build radical community care in response.
(You can watch the video for this episode on Spotify)
ENORMOUS THANKS FOR EVERYTHING ABIGAIL! xx
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH to all who sponsored me to jump out of a plane last week! You can still donate to our Skydive and to any of the different challenges of this years Big ADHD Fundraiser HERE We would be so grateful if your could donate to raise funds for ADHDAF+ and ADHDadultUK Charities or join the team by starting your own fundraising event HERE.
*Trigger Warning: contains swearing, loud laughter and mentions of racism, medical racism, medical negligence, education and workplace ableism, exploitation, domestic violence, street safety, emotional abuse and breast cancer*
If you are struggling, lo siento. YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Please reach out for help- there are a list of resources HERE
We hope you can come along to your local ADHDAF+ Charity free ADHD Peer Support Group in October: ADHD Awareness Month
Over 18s only, NO RSVP or DIAGNOSIS NEEDED!
You can:
- Watch Abigail's INCREDIBLE Ted Talk HERE
- Find out about The ADHD Babes HERE
- Find out about Black SEN Mamas HERE
- TAKE PART IN ADHDAF DAY HERE
- Read the ADHDAF+ Charity Blog HERE
- Find your local ADHDAF+ Charity FREE ADHD Peer Support Groups and sign up for email reminders HERE
- Listen to the Big ADHD Fundraiser episode HERE
- Sign up to be the first to hear about ADHDAF+ 2027 Live Events HERE
- Donate directly to ADHDAF+ Charity HERE
- Apply to Volunteer to start your own local ADHDAF+ Support Group, Volunteer your time or become an Ambassador HERE
- TAKE PART in or DONATE to The Big ADHD Fundraiser HERE
- If you would like to join the Patreon Community of ADHDAF Podcast listeners to lean on and learn from literally like-minded legends in an online space that has been going strong for almost 4 years of invaluable Peer support, you can do so HERE
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Laura
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