Episode 45: with Special Guest, Ella from PurpleElla!

Hi everyone! Welcome to today’s episode, I have special guest Ella Tabb, who you might all know as PurpleElla. Ella is an Autistic adult with ADHD who is a Public Speaker, Content Creator and YouTuber. She makes fantastic videos sharing thoughts, ideas and tips on life as a proud neurodivergent adult. Ella lives with her husband, three children, a cat called Katsu and Coco who is an adorable autism service dog! We chat about: Ella's diagnoses of Autism, ADHD and chronic illness (hEDS), the process behind receiving them and waiting times and late diagnosis. Ella's two children and their autism diagnoses - we chat about going through the diagnostic process herself and with her children. Ella's YouTube channel - when she first started on the platform and how she has been managing with it's amazing growth! How Ella manages her online presence and content creation and tips on avoiding burnout and protecting your own mental health. What Ella loves about being a content creator and pubic speaker How Ella copes with daily life - the main challenges she faces and how she has found managing through the pandemic Ella's lovely dog Coco! Ella explains what an autism assistance dog does day to day and how Coco helps her and Dogs for Autism: https://dogsforautism.org.uk Ella's Purple People Community membership and Born Anxious merchandise! Ella's Links: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/purpleella The Purple People (YouTube Club): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzske-KMAJYQn84rz6oD_yA/join TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZS747ovM/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/purpleella Instagram: https://instagram.com/purpleellaandcoco Merch: https://www.bornanxious.co.uk/born-anxious-collection?category=Purple+Ella My 21andsensory links: @21andsensory on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/21andsensory/ @21andsensory on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@21andsensory 21andsensory on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/21andsensory 21andsensory Blog - https://21andsensory.wordpress.com @21andsensory on Twitter - https://twitter.com/21andsensory