An AuDHD Memoir

Foley Nannie Stone

• 25 september 2025
• 9781764327107

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What happens when your brain is simultaneously craving routine and chaos, seeking solitude and connection, processing everything and nothing all at once?At 27, after a lifetime of being labeled "gifted but lazy," "too sensitive," and "so much potential if only she'd apply herself," the author finally discovered the answer: she wasn't broken-she was AuDHD (autistic and ADHD).This raw, honest memoir takes you inside the contradictory world of living with both autism and ADHD, from the confusion of undiagnosed childhood through the exhaustion of adult masking to the liberation and challenges of late diagnosis.Through vivid personal stories, you'll discover:What executive dysfunction actually feels like when you're brilliant but can't remember if you ate lunchWhy someone can be articulate in writing but go nonverbal mid-conversationHow sensory overload and hyperactivity create an impossible internal tug-of-warThe exhausting performance of "passing" as neurotypical and why masking eventually breaksWhat autistic burnout really means and why it's different from regular burnoutHow to build a life that works WITH your neurodivergent brain instead of against itThe journey from shame to acceptance when you finally understand your own wiringThis isn't another inspiration story about "overcoming" neurodivergence. It's the messy, complicated, sometimes painful, often beautiful reality of discovering you've been playing life on expert mode without knowing there were difficulty settings.Perfect for:Adults seeking or processing autism/ADHD diagnosisParents wanting to understand their neurodivergent children's futurePartners, friends, and family of neurodivergent individualsTherapists and educators seeking lived-experience perspectivesAnyone who's ever felt like they're "too much" and "not enough" at the same timePart memoir, part roadmap, part validation for the undiagnosed and misunderstood, "Life in Stereo" offers hope without minimizing struggle, celebrates neurodiversity without denying challenges, and provides the recognition so many of us needed: