Late-Diagnosed Neurodivergent WomenStrengths in Neurodivergence

Book Review and an Invitation for Late-Diagnosed Neurodivergent Women

Strengths in Neurodivergence — from Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Adult Women

If you are a woman who discovered your neurodivergence later in life, you may have spent years trying to be who everyone else expected you to be. You may have learned to mask, to blend in, to work twice as hard just to feel “enough”. You may have carried a quiet belief that something was wrong with you.

This chapter, Strengths in Neurodivergence by Anupriya Gogne, offers a very different story.

It celebrates the intelligence and creativity so often found in autistic, ADHD, dyslexic and otherwise neurodivergent women. The detail-spotting mind. The deep caring. The ability to notice what others miss. The creativity that comes from thinking outside the box. Gogne reminds us that these traits have endured in humanity because they matter.

But she does not ignore the weight many women carry. The burnout from pushing through sensory overwhelm. The exhaustion from managing relationships that feel confusing or intense. The difficulty navigating workplaces that prize efficiency over authenticity. The pressure to look like you have it all together while struggling silently inside.

What I appreciated most is her focus on a strengths-based and person-centred approach. Not “how do we make you more normal” but “how do we help you thrive as yourself”. With support, emotional regulation skills and environments that allow difference, strengths can rise to the surface again.

This chapter reads like permission. Permission to stop apologising. Permission to honour the way your brain works. Permission to take up space without shrinking or pretending.

If you are a late-diagnosed woman wanting to feel understood, not corrected, this chapter is worth your time.

And if you are ready to explore your strengths more deeply, with someone who sees your neurodivergence as a gift rather than a flaw, I would love to walk alongside you.

You deserve a life that fits who you are.

If something in this resonates with you

If you are curious about who you are beneath the masking and the coping

If you are ready to explore your strengths and your story in your own time

I would love to offer you a space where you can feel genuinely seen and understood.

At Terra Soul Therapies, I support late-diagnosed and neurodivergent women to reconnect with themselves, honour their differences, and build a life that feels more spacious and more true.

You are welcome to reach out for a complimentary 20-minute discovery call.

No pressure. No judgement. Just a chance to feel into whether this is the right fit for you.

🌿 Terra Soul Therapies

📍 West End, Brisbane & online Australia-wide

📞 0416 158 752

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You deserve support that celebrates who you are

Not who the world told you to be.

An empowering reflection for late-diagnosed neurodivergent women exploring how embracing neurological differences can reveal deep strengths, creativity, and authenticity.