Funny, honest and startling at times, this is a rollick through the extraordinary life of a late diagnosed autistic ADHDer.
A hybrid of maverick memoir, lived experience insights and shudder, self help.

Wild of Brain offers hope, hacks and resources for the neuro-curious, neurodivergent folks and the professionals & loved ones walking alongside them.

Anissa grew up in Samoa and South Auckland in Aotearoa New Zealand, deemed a gifted child but unable to deliver results. Inability to live the expected 9-5 life led Anissa to worldwide adventures.

Arrested while kryptonite-locked to a COP-1 delegate bus in Berlin, hitchhiking through South East Asia, organic gardening in the Pyrenees, polyamorous commune life in the US, street performing through Europe and living in a war zone, Anissa kept moving for decades to keep a secret.

She didn’t fit in the world...until she saw life through neurodivergent lenses, decades later.


Wild of Brain is a resource rich gateway to exploring neurodivergence. It’s a scaling up of the author's specialist coaching work, making accessible the framing, practical tools and strength-based information supporting neurodivergent humans to live life their own way.


"It was a pleasure to read Wild of Brain - I love the title. Anissa has so much important information and life experience to share with the world."

"The author is a good writer, this is a rollicking read."