As part of our Lunch & Learn series here’s Dr Clare Spencer of My Menopause Centre.

Over the past few years, conversations about autism, ADHD and menopause have grown rapidly. Many people are only discovering – often in midlife – that neurodivergence may shape how they experience the menopause transition. In this session we explored what’s behind this shift in awareness.

Here’s the transcript.


About the expert

Henpicked Menopause in the Workplace’s Deborah Garlick was joined by Dr Clare Spencer of My Menopause Centre.

Dr Clare is a registered menopause specialist and an NHS GP. She qualified from Cambridge University and holds membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal College of General Practitioners. She initially trained in obstetrics and gynaecology where she gained a Doctor of Medicine for research in fetomaternal medicine.

As well as her role of Clinical Director at My Menopause Centre, she currently runs an NHS menopause service and is a GP partner in a practice in Leeds. She is also a British Menopause Society menopause trainer and is involved in educating GPs about the menopause transition through talks, lectures and seminars. She wrote the menopause training module for doctors.net and has written for the Primary Care Women’s Health forum publication, Her Life Her Health, on a variety of menopause-related topics.

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