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Emily Katy
Learning to navigate life as a young autistic woman with ADHD
and lived experience of mental illness
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About me
“I talk about all things autism and mental health, while sharing stories of learning to navigate the world as a young autistic adult.”
My name is Emily. I am a young autistic woman with ADHD. I talk about neurodivergence and mental health, and I am the Sunday Times Bestselling author of ‘Girl Unmasked: How Uncovering My Autism Saved My Life.’
I've struggled with my mental health since the age of 13, which led to me being sectioned aged 16 on a children’s mental health unit. I was diagnosed with autism just before my 17th birthday and ADHD at the age of 21. I began tweeting about my experiences shortly after my autism diagnosis, and discovered a whole online community of wonderful autistic people and…