Creative director James Kindred on living and thriving with AuDHD: 'Thoughts aren't facts'
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Tom May
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Summary
Creative director and podcaster James Kindred shares his personal journey living with AuDHD (autism and ADHD), discussing how he learned to understand his neurodivergent brain, manage burnout, and build a creative career and life that works with his unique neurological makeup rather than against it. The conversation offers grounded, practical insights on mental health and thriving as a neurodivergent creative professional.
Key quotes
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A real, grounded conversation about what it means to live and work as a neurodivergent creative
How he finally learnt to make it work for him
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