The Weighted Blanket Thu, 28 May 2026 11:57:30 +0100 http://Theweightedblanket.co.uk en-gb © 2026 The Weighted Blanket yes dad3c5eb-0bd8-5d52-8d58-69bc2bebe657 fefc28b0-5a83-11f1-8ce0-b70c8d7a6d3e Claire episodic false The Weighted Blanket is a podcast for neurodivergent people and the families who love them — warm, honest and built entirely from lived experience.

Hosted by Claire, a mum of three diagnosed with ADHD at 36, navigating autism, AuDHD, sensory processing disorder and a PDA profile across her family. This isn't a clinical space. It's a real one.

Every episode covers what it actually feels like — diagnoses and waiting lists, EHCP battles, school meetings, masking, burnout and the NHS. And alongside the hard stuff, the joy. The moments our children floor us. The humour that gets you through. The community that makes it lighter.

We also talk about change. Because the systems failing neurodivergent families need to be better — and this community is going to be part of making that happen.

You are not broken. You are not alone. The blanket is wide enough.

New episodes every week.

Join our community: https://the-weighted-blanket.kit.com/a94e837f2d Email: hello@theweightedblanket.co.uk

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Claire https://storage.buzzsprout.com/3jrpr2quzof1tfnpok0b3k6234mg?.jpg The Weighted Blanket http://Theweightedblanket.co.uk RSD: The Part of ADHD Nobody Warned Me About RSD: The Part of ADHD Nobody Warned Me About If you have ADHD and you've ever been called too sensitive, too emotional, too much — this episode is for you.

Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria. RSD. It's one of the most common and least talked about parts of ADHD — and for around 30% of people with ADHD, it's the most impairing symptom of all. Not the focus issues. Not the time blindness. The emotional pain.

I've just come back from seeing Alex Partridge talk about RSD live. And I've been thinking about it ever since. Because RSD shaped so much of my life before I even knew it had a name.

In this episode I talk about what RSD actually is, what it cost me — the relationships I cut, the work meetings I cried after, the guitar my husband played for twenty minutes longer than he said he would — and what actually helps.

Because knowing the name changes everything.

You are not too sensitive. You never were. 🤍


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]]> If you have ADHD and you've ever been called too sensitive, too emotional, too much — this episode is for you.

Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria. RSD. It's one of the most common and least talked about parts of ADHD — and for around 30% of people with ADHD, it's the most impairing symptom of all. Not the focus issues. Not the time blindness. The emotional pain.

I've just come back from seeing Alex Partridge talk about RSD live. And I've been thinking about it ever since. Because RSD shaped so much of my life before I even knew it had a name.

In this episode I talk about what RSD actually is, what it cost me — the relationships I cut, the work meetings I cried after, the guitar my husband played for twenty minutes longer than he said he would — and what actually helps.

Because knowing the name changes everything.

You are not too sensitive. You never were. 🤍


🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033hbR3h5qo6TD3WxWF8FL 🍎 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weighted-blanket 👥 Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1000143112417292/ 🔗 Everything else: https://linktr.ee/theweightedblanket 📧 hello@theweightedblanket.co.uk

]]> Claire De Oliveira - The Weighted Blanket Buzzsprout-19223769 Tue, 26 May 2026 06:00:00 +0100 749 RSD, rejection sensitive dysphoria, ADHD, ADHD emotions, emotional dysregulation, ADHD women, neurodiversity, neurodivergent, ADHD podcast, late ADHD diagnosis, ADHD relationships, ADHD sensitivity, Alex Partridge, theweightedblanket, ADHD UK, masking, bu 1 2 full false Why I Built a Safe Space When I Couldn't Find One Why I Built a Safe Space When I Couldn't Find One I was thirty-six years old when someone finally told me my brain was different. Not broken. Just different.

In this first episode I want to tell you who I am and why I built The Weighted Blanket — not the polished version, the real one. Because if we're going to build something honest together, it has to start here.

I talk about my ADHD diagnosis at 36, what thirty-six years without knowing actually cost me, my children's neurodivergent journeys — autism, AuDHD, SPD and a PDA profile — the school meetings, the suspensions, the waiting lists. And the moment I sat in a school meeting and thought: I have to build this.

This is my story. I hope it sounds a little like yours.

🎙️ Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 👥 Join our community: https://the-weighted-blanket.kit.com/a94e837f2d 💬 Facebook: The Weighted Blanket Community 📧 hello@theweightedblanket.co.uk

You are not broken. You are not alone. The blanket is wide enough. 🤍

]]> I was thirty-six years old when someone finally told me my brain was different. Not broken. Just different.

In this first episode I want to tell you who I am and why I built The Weighted Blanket — not the polished version, the real one. Because if we're going to build something honest together, it has to start here.

I talk about my ADHD diagnosis at 36, what thirty-six years without knowing actually cost me, my children's neurodivergent journeys — autism, AuDHD, SPD and a PDA profile — the school meetings, the suspensions, the waiting lists. And the moment I sat in a school meeting and thought: I have to build this.

This is my story. I hope it sounds a little like yours.

🎙️ Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 👥 Join our community: https://the-weighted-blanket.kit.com/a94e837f2d 💬 Facebook: The Weighted Blanket Community 📧 hello@theweightedblanket.co.uk

You are not broken. You are not alone. The blanket is wide enough. 🤍

]]> Claire De Oliveira - The Weighted Blanket Buzzsprout-19197199 Tue, 19 May 2026 06:00:00 +0100 680 neurodiversity, ADHD, autism, PDA, AuDHD, sensory processing disorder, EHCP, late ADHD diagnosis, neurodivergent parenting, SEND UK, masking, burnout, neurodiversity podcast, ADHD podcast UK, autism mum, late diagnosis, neurodivergent families, ADHD women 1 1 full false The Weighted Blanket — Trailer The Weighted Blanket — Trailer Welcome to The Weighted Blanket. 🤍

This is a podcast and community for neurodivergent people and the families who love them.

I'm Claire — a mum of three, diagnosed with ADHD at 36, navigating autism, AuDHD, sensory processing disorder and a PDA profile across my family. I built this because I couldn't find a space that felt warm enough to be honest in — and honest enough to actually help.

Here we talk about all of it. Diagnoses and waiting lists. EHCP battles. The NHS. Masking and burnout. What it feels like to be a neurodivergent adult who spent decades not knowing. The hard days and the funny days and the moments that floor you completely.

And we talk about change. Because warmth without action only takes us so far.

You are not broken. You are not alone. The blanket is wide enough.

🎙️ Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. 👥 Join our community: https://the-weighted-blanket.kit.com/a94e837f2d 💬 Find us on Facebook: The Weighted Blanket Community 📧 hello@theweightedblanket.co.uk

]]> Welcome to The Weighted Blanket. 🤍

This is a podcast and community for neurodivergent people and the families who love them.

I'm Claire — a mum of three, diagnosed with ADHD at 36, navigating autism, AuDHD, sensory processing disorder and a PDA profile across my family. I built this because I couldn't find a space that felt warm enough to be honest in — and honest enough to actually help.

Here we talk about all of it. Diagnoses and waiting lists. EHCP battles. The NHS. Masking and burnout. What it feels like to be a neurodivergent adult who spent decades not knowing. The hard days and the funny days and the moments that floor you completely.

And we talk about change. Because warmth without action only takes us so far.

You are not broken. You are not alone. The blanket is wide enough.

🎙️ Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. 👥 Join our community: https://the-weighted-blanket.kit.com/a94e837f2d 💬 Find us on Facebook: The Weighted Blanket Community 📧 hello@theweightedblanket.co.uk

]]> Claire De Oliveira - The Weighted Blanket Buzzsprout-19195187 Mon, 18 May 2026 14:00:00 +0100 198 neurodiversity, ADHD, autism, EHCP, PDA, AuDHD, sensory processing disorder, late diagnosis, neurodivergent parenting, SEND UK, masking, burnout, mental health, podcast, podcast launch, neurodiversity podcast UK, welcome trailer false