Helping make invisible experiences visible.
Author. Speaker. Advocate.
I help individuals, workplaces, and organisations better understand the lived experience of neurodivergent people - especially women who've spent a lifetime masking.
Hi, I'm Dr Kathleen
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Late-diagnosed Autistic & ADHD
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Author of U Don't Seem Autistic
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Keynote Speaker & Consultant
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Host of Health Geek Gals
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How I Help
Keynote Speaking
Engaging, evidence-informed talks that spark real understanding and lasting change.
Consulting & Training
Practical strategies for workplaces, teams, and leaders to create inclusive environments.
Author & Educator
Resources, writing and storytelling that brings the hidden experience of autism to light.
Spark Real Understanding at Your Next Event
Kathleen doesn’t speak about neurodivergence from a distance.
She speaks as someone who spent decades unknowingly masking autism while building a successful career for over a decade in healthcare, mentoring clinicians, running wellness retreats, appearing in media, and helping others manage burnout, all before understanding her own nervous system.
Featured speaking topics:
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You Don’t Seem Autistic
Why so many intelligent, capable women remain undiagnosed and the psychological cost of masking.
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Autistic Burnout Is Not Ordinary Stress
Understanding nervous system overload, chronic masking, and why traditional burnout advice often fails neurodivergent people.
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Neurodivergent Affirming Healthcare
Helping practitioners create safer, more inclusive healthcare experiences for autistic and ADHD patients.
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The Hidden Cost of Looking “High Functioning”
A keynote exploring invisible disability, identity, perfectionism, and survival behind competence.
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Burnout, Overwhelm & The Nervous System
Corporate focused presentations exploring stress, sensory overload, emotional exhaustion, and sustainable wellbeing.
Workplace & Healthcare Consulting
Awareness is just the first step. Creating truly inclusive, neurodivergent-affirming environments requires practical changes to how we work, manage, and provide care.
Kathleen works directly with organisations, corporate leaders, HR teams, and clinical practices to move past tokenistic adjustments and implement sustainable, real-world strategies.
How she can assist your team:
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Workplace Inclusion Audits
Reviewing communication styles, physical workspaces, and internal processes to reduce sensory overload and prevent burnout.
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Leadership & HR Training
Equipping managers with the tools to support late-diagnosed or masking employees effectively.
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Clinical Environment Design
Helping healthcare practitioners restructure their clinics and patient pathways to ensure they are safe, predictable, and low-anxiety for autistic and ADHD patients.
Autism in women was never rare. We simply weren't looking property.
U Don't Seem Autistic
Writing U Don’t Seem Autistic was a deeply personal journey for me. After being diagnosed with autism in midlife, I wanted to share my experiences to help others—especially women—who may not fit the traditional stereotypes.
This book is a reflection of my advocacy for gender equity in autism diagnosis and my belief that understanding neurological differences can empower individuals to thrive.
Part memoir.
Part advocacy.
Part nervous system awakening.
Written for autistic women, healthcare professionals, late-diagnosed adults, and anyone who has ever felt hidden in plain sight.
I’m proud to have created a resource that’s honest, practical, and hopeful. You can learn more about the book or purchase a copy through the button below.
Listen to The Health Geek Gals
Meet The Health Gals, a team of holistic wellness practitioners at Dr. Kathleen and Team Global Consulting who are here to discuss anything and everything about holistic health and wellbeing. We offer a holistic approach to health care and address biological, mind/body, nutrition and functional movement naturally. The team are excited to share their insights on topics from all of these perspectives.