Image created on Canva by Madeline Summers, 2023

Who am I?

I’m Maddie, the Puzzled Neurodivergent, and for 26 years I had no idea I was neurodivergent. I knew I was different and maybe a little weird, but there was no name, no definition, no explanation for my seemingly strange ways. Growing up and living life felt like walking around in the wrong-sized shoes. I looked normal, but I was constantly blundering, tripping and committing social faux pas.

Until I figured out I had both autism and ADHD, and unearthed a community of people like me. It was probably the single most validating time in my life. Hopefully, this will be safe haven for other neurodivergent people figuring out the puzzle of their life.