This session with Jess Rad, founder of The WomenHood, will explore how ADHD and autism can present in women and AFAB people, including their key traits, lived experiences and the impact of hormones. We’ll look at some of the experiences that can go unspoken or misunderstood, and consider how the neurodiversity paradigm can help organisations move beyond stigma towards a more positive understanding of neurodivergent people and their contributions.
We’ll also explore what better support looks like in practice. From colleagues and managers to HR and EDI teams, you’ll gain practical insight into how workplaces can better support and accommodate neurodivergent people, while hearing lived experiences that can help bring these perspectives to life.
Whether you’re shaping workplace inclusion, supporting neurodivergent employees or making decisions about workplace support, this session will give you a deeper understanding of ADHD and autism in women and practical ideas to take back to your organisation.
And the biggest takeaway? You’ll leave with a deeper, neuroaffirming understanding of how ADHD and autism can present in women, alongside practical insights to help build a workplace where neurodivergent people feel seen, supported and empowered.
Jess Rad
The WomenHood, and NeuroCurious.
Jess Rad is a National award-winning speaker and founder of The WomenHood and NeuroCurious. A late-diagnosed Autistic and ADHDer and Solo Mama diagnosed with premature menopause at 38, she gets outspoken about the unspoken to create gender harmony and neuroinclusion. The WomenHood partners with organisations to advance gender equity, increase allyship, and celebrate neurodiversity, moving people from awareness to action through powerful programmes and workshops. NeuroCurious is a not for profit event series creating spaces where individuals and organisations come together to diversify and celebrate neurodiversity and build meaningful allyship. Jess is also an event host, facilitator and mentor. As an Ambassador for SEND charity Amaze, Jess amplifies the voices of parent carers whilst reshaping how society views neurodiversity. Jess won the 2024 National Diversity Award for Gender out of 90,000 and was recognised by The People's Honours in 2025, for her contribution to British society.
