Autism, ADHD, Spirituality & Intuition: Exploring the Overlap with Katherine L’Etang
If you’ve been feeling called to connect more deeply with your angels, receive clarity about your life, or hear from loved ones in Heaven, I’d love to connect with you in a private reading. ✨ 30-Minute Angel Reading https://calendly.com/juliejancius/30-min-reading ✨ 60-Minute Angel Reading https://calendly.com/juliejancius/55-minute-angel-reading Have you ever wondered if your ADHD might be hiding something else — something that explains the burnout cycles that take months to recover from, the rumination your brain won’t release, the sensory overload, or the feeling that you’re always one step behind socially no matter how hard you try? In this powerful episode, Julie sits down with Katherine L’Etang — late-diagnosed autistic and ADHD author and creator behind @theneurodiversitymom — to talk about what ADHD and autism actually look like in women. They explore masking, alexithymia (the difficulty identifying your own emotions), fluctuating capacity, autistic burnout, bottom-up processing, and why a diagnosis can feel less like a label and more like a permission slip to finally understand your own life. Julie opens up about her own ADHD and autistic traits journey for the first time in depth, and Katherine’s debut book Actually I’m Autistic releases November 3rd. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Julie’s personal ADHD and autistic traits story 05:35 – Why labels are a gift, not a limitation 07:35 – Alexithymia: when it’s hard to feel your own emotions 16:57 – Meet Katherine: late-diagnosed ADHD and autism 21:16 – How ADHD and autism can mask each other in women 27:46 – The Telepathy Tapes: mixed reviews and the “superpowers” conversation 33:02 – Rumination and certainty-seeking: why your brain won’t let things go 34:26 – Bottom-up processing: why you need every single detail 40:15 – Masking, dissociation, and not feeling in your body 43:17 – Spiritual experiences, energy healing, and the autistic brain 46:38 – Autistic burnout: the cycles of go, go, go — then crash 50:16 – Executive functioning and the shame of daily tasks 55:12 – Burnout, suicidal ideation, and what your brain is really trying to say 1:00:07 – ADHD entrepreneurship and managing dopamine-seeking 1:04:27 – The monk and the beads: releasing the need for a masterpiece 1:07:12 – Tools for navigating uncertainty and transformation 1:11:38 – Katherine’s book and where to find her CONNECT WITH KATHERINE Instagram: @theneurodiversitymom Actually I’m Autistic — out November 3rd, available wherever books are sold JULIE’S BOOK Angel Signs by Julie Jancius — available for pre-order on Amazon → https://www.amazon.com/dp/1955831602 WORK WITH JULIE Interested in working with Julie? Email Julie@TheAngelMedium.com to learn more about booking a session and to get vetted for her programs. ⚠️ Content Note: This episode includes a candid discussion of suicidal ideation in the context of autistic burnout. It is handled with care and may be deeply validating for listeners who have had similar experiences.