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Are Neurodivergent People More Intuitive?Why do so many autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD people describe simply knowing something before they can explain why?In this episode of AuDHD for Grownups: F Them Fish, Callie and Jayne dive deep into the neuroscience and lived experience behind neurodivergent intuition. We unpack the thin line between a true gut feeling and trauma-informed hypervigilance, exploring how our brains process the world around us.In This Episode:The Neuroscience of Intuition: How rapid processing and predictive processing create unconscious knowing.Pattern Recognition vs. Hypervigilance: Distinguishing genuine intuition from anxiety, trauma responses, and rejection sensitivity.The Body Connection: The vital role of interoception and what a literal gut feeling means for an AuDHD brain.Masking & Self-Trust: How years of social monitoring and masking cause us to override our own internal signals.Are We Psychic?: A lighthearted look at why neurodivergent people frequently joke about having a sixth sense.Timestamps00:00 – Welcome04:03 – Big changes for Jayne07:35 – Callie's Melbourne adventures and Dame Jacinda14:54 – What do we mean by intuition?20:11 – Is there neuroscience behind intuition?22:10 – Jayne's journey back into her body and trusting herself25:45 – Spirituality, skepticism, and understanding intuition28:31 – ADHD, hypervigilance, and taking in ALL the information34:13 – Autism and enhanced pattern recognition39:36 – Predictive processing: Is the brain predicting what comes next?42:10 – Interoception and the literal gut feeling48:37 – Hypervigilance, trauma, intuition, or anxiety?50:35 – Masking and learning not to trust yourself55:32 – Are neurodivergent people psychic?1:00:30 – A practical way to investigate your intuition1:02:34 – Listener questions & Callie’s shameful unreleased episode vault Hello, hello, and welcome!We are your neurodivergent besties, Callie Elward-Barrett and Jayne Gurton. We talk about neurodivergence in real adult life: work, relationships, burnout, identity, and all the things we wish someone had explained earlier.This podcast was created on the lands of the Ngunnawal, Wadawurrung, and Dja Dja Wurrung Peoples.Disclaimer: This episode shares lived experience and general discussion of research, neurodivergence, trauma, fibromyalgia, somatic practices, and wellbeing. It is not medical or psychological advice. Connect With UsEmail: [email protected]: Find us on YouTube and Instagram at AuDHD for Grownups: F Them FishCallie’s Website: https://executivefunctioning.com.au/Callie on LinkedIn: Connect with CallieJayne on LinkedIn: Connect with JayneAuDHD for Grownups: F Them Fish is a podcast about adult ADHD, autism, AuDHD, neurodivergence, executive functioning, masking, burnout, relationships, work, identity, and figuring out grown-up life with a differently wired brain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
