Autism and ADHD in Women: DSM-5 Criteria via Scientific & Intersectional Lens
An Advanced CPD-Certified AuDHD Practitioner Programme for Psychiatrists, Therapists, Coaches & Leaders Ready to Evolve Their Practice through Science, Story & Systemic Insight.
Developed from original lived-experience research with AuDHD women.
Specialist Training in AuDHD for Scientific & Intersectional Practice
The world’s only intersectional, neuro-affirming, and science-backed training dedicated to understanding Autistic ADHD (AuDHD) women — designed for:
- Psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, coaches, and counsellors
- Medical doctors, educators, researchers, and mental health advocates
- AuDHD women who want to understand themselves and others through a deeper lens
Your 6-Week Course Journey &
Ongoing Community Circles
This programme weaves together structured learning, interactive live sessions, and supportive community calls — creating a space where knowledge becomes embodied understanding through reflection, practice, and peer discussion.
Module 1: Reframing the Narrative for AuDHD Women
Module 2: Beyond Observable Behaviours
Module 3: Root Causes of AuDHD (Nature vs Nurture)
Module 4: Unpacking Motivation and Coping Mechanisms
Module 5: Practical Strategies for Treatment & Wellbeing
Module 6: Asking the Right Questions, Case Studies & Interactive Exploration
Post-Course Support: Community Circles
This programme comes with:
- The original AuDHD Women's Intersectional Scientific TOTI Framework helps professionals ask the right questions to gain insights into root causes to devise strategies tailored to the individual.
- The AuDHD Women Life Coaching Manual, built from our collective lived experience research into strategies to support what AuDHD women truly need.
- Hormonal Cycle-Medication Tracker, which explores the link between hormones and medication.
What to Expect
Programme Schedule
Professional Certification
ADHD Girls Certifications
- Gain an industry-recognised certification in neuroaffirming, trauma-informed practice
- Deepen your expertise in female-presenting ADHD and autism
- Build confidence in supporting complex emotional and hormonal needs
- Earn CPD hours to advance your career and showcase your expertise on LinkedIn
Get certified today — and become part of the movement redefining women’s mental health and neurodiversity.
What Makes this Programme Innovative?
Women aged 23-49 are now the largest group receiving ADHD diagnoses, and up to 60-80% are also autistic. AuDHD women are often misdiagnosed or dismissed due to gender-biased diagnostic frameworks, leaving a gap in care.
This CPD-certified programme is the first-of-its-kind to combine cutting-edge science with the lived experiences of AuDHD women to transform how neurodivergent women are identified, understood, and supported across healthcare, education, and work systems.
Lived Experience-Informed:
Built on insights from our large-scale AuDHD Women Survey, we go beyond surface-level understanding into real-life, evidence-based, and practical insights.
Intersectional & Neuro-affirming:
Understand how social, cultural, psychological and biological factors intersect in AuDHD women’s experiences.
Scientifically Grounded:
Backed by the latest research in neurobiology, psychology, and biochemistry, with tools to translate science into embodied nervous system practice.
What You’ll Walk Away With
For Professionals
- Certification and become part of a growing, exclusive Intersectional Care Network — a vetted database of AuDHD-informed providers.
- Deepen your understanding of the neurobiology, neurochemistry, hormonal and body systems that drive behaviours in AuDHD women.
- Practical frameworks to uncover often missed key nuances in AuDHD women, to confidently diagnose and support your clients or students.
- Integrate intersectional and gender-responsive care into your practice to ensure inclusive and effective support.
For AuDHD Women
- Clarity on the science underpinning how your brain and body work—and how to work with them, not against them.
- Tools to navigate identity, relationships, work, and life transitions with confidence.
- Become empowered with the knowledge and language to advocate for yourself in a diagnostic and care system that often excludes your experiences.
- An emotionally safe and supportive space with a community of people who truly get it.
Meet Your Trainer: Dr. Samantha Hiew
Named a Difference Maker by PBS America and Positive Role Model for Gender by the National Diversity Awards, Dr. Samantha Hiew is a keynote speaker, lived experience researcher, and founder of ADHD Girls—a social impact platform transforming how society sees and supports neurodivergent women and underrepresented communities.
Diagnosed with ADHD and autism in her 40s after years of feeling unseen, Sam created the space she longed for—where science meets lived experience, and personal truth becomes a catalyst for cultural change.
Sam has spoken to 100,000+ people, trained 100+ FTSE companies, and led the UK’s first large-scale event spotlighting the lives of AuDHD women and the diagnostic gaps they face.
Sam brings heart and academic rigour to every stage and page. Sam’s debut book, Tip of the ADHD Iceberg, is a compassionate guide for late-diagnosed neurodivergents to navigate life after diagnosis and find their voice.
With a PhD in medical sciences and a background in communications, Sam translates research into real-world relevance—helping neurodivergent people feel seen, supported, and empowered.
Featured In: Depth of the Science & Stories of AuDHD Women
Pay in Full
£2,970 (inc VAT)
Non-UK participants pay £2750, email [email protected] for VAT-exempt link
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4-Part Plan
£743 (inc VAT)
Non-UK participants pay £700 x 4 months, email [email protected] for VAT-exempt link
ENROL NOWWhat Cohort Participants Are Saying
"Dr Samantha Hiew’s course has been an incredible experience—insightful, validating, and, most of all, a relief. As an Asian woman from a generation where neurodivergence is rarely spoken about or understood, I found in this course a language and framework that made sense of lifelong experiences I had internalised or misunderstood. This course doesn’t just inform—it empowers."
— Hamidah Hashim-Branson, Workplace Inclusion Practitioner
"The TOTI framework is now an essential tool in how I recognise and support neurodivergent women. Through her openness and vulnerability, Sam made the content deeply relatable. Thank you for holding such a supportive and affirming space, where I felt safe and fully able to engage!"
— Anonymous
"Understanding how hormonal changes interact with neurotransmitters in AuDHD women was eye-opening. It will shape how I support clients, especially through significant life phases and transitions. The biological underpinnings were laid out with such depth and clarity—Sam has done the deep dive I needed to complement my understanding."
— Susanne Bohner, Coach and Consultant
"I came to a better understanding of the complexity and multifaceted nature of AuDHD, and why it’s so important to look at the entire picture. I feel more confident in understanding and coaching women with AuDHD."
- Anonymous
"This course was an incredibly valuable addition to ADHD Works’ training, especially for developing Advanced AuDHD Coaches and coaching AuDHD clients. The level of detail, sensitivity, and practical application offered throughout the course has deeply informed our work."
— Leanne Maskell, ADHD & AuDHD Coach Trainer
"Sam created an atmosphere where I felt safe enough not to mask and could also switch my video off when needed, so I could focus on the content and learning. It felt she was completely ‘online’ and could download dense insight on any given subject, which gave extra depth to each topic."
— Anonymous
"I came in with solid knowledge of autism and some background on ADHD, and I still learned so much. The metaphor of living with one foot on the gas and one on the brake really stuck with me—it’s such a powerful way to understand the inner push-pull dynamic of AuDHD brains."
— Maaike van der Heide, Burnout Coach
"This training needs to go mainstream. Attending this course has confirmed for me that I’m AuDHD. I’ve decided to embark on a healing journey, then I can start supporting my clients fully. Understanding the connection with menstrual cycles and hormones could make a difference in so many women’s lives."
— Sarah Young, Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist
"I will go as far as to say this course should be mandatory training for anyone working with neurodivergent women. It helps professionals understand the nuances more around the paradoxes (like hyperempathy and high need for connection yet solitude, craving routine but rebelling against structure, etc.). It reminds them of the relevance of intersectionality on presentation and lived experience."
— Dionne Louise Crick, ADHD Holistic Life and Business Coach
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