Sarah Hayden
Sarah Hayden is a social worker and equine-assisted psychotherapist from Victoria, Australia, who gained recognition for her advocacy for neurodivergent individuals after being diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 48. A mother of five and a foster mother to 55 children, she has also recently been elected as the mayor of Golden Plains Shire. Hayden is the author of the forthcoming book 'Parenting Different,' which focuses on raising neurodivergent children. Her journey highlights the increasing awareness and diagnosis of ADHD among women, particularly in midlife.
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Recent news mentions
Sarah Hayden and her son Oliver travelled more than an hour to catch the sale.
Huge queues as EB Games’ closing down sale sparks rush for final deals
New Zealand· 2026-01-15
Sarah Hayden oversaw the project for Tōtara Haumaru, a biophilic atrium at Auckland’s North Shore Hospital aimed at improving wellbeing.
How neurodiversity is helping to make offices you can’t refuseNew Zealand· 2025-06-25
Sarah Hayden wrote Parenting Different about raising neurodiverse children and runs an equine therapy clinic.
Heartbreak High’s Chloé Hayden: ‘I left the op-shop bawling my eyes out’ | Australian lifestyle
United Kingdom· 2025-06-21
When social worker and psychotherapist Sarah Hayden learned her daughter, Chloe, was autistic, she cried.
Review of Wild Dark Shore and seven other new books
Australia· 2025-04-19
Sarah Hayden shares her experience of her daughter Chloe’s autism diagnosis.
Sarah Hayden on her daughter Chloe’s autism diagnosisAustralia· 2025-03-01
Sarah Hayden was diagnosed with ADHD at 48 and is a social worker and equine-assisted psychotherapist who works with neurodivergent girls.
Diagnosed at 48, Sarah is part of a fast-growing groupAustralia· 2025-02-23
