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ADHD Chatter

ADHD Chatter

By: Alex Partridge
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I had my first anxiety attack in a classroom when I was 6 years old. I started LADBible when I was 22 years old. I was diagnosed with ADHD at 34. Suddenly, everything made sense. Join me every Tuesday as I chat with leading experts, celebrities and psychiatrists. This is the podcast I wish I heard when I was younger. None of us are broken, just different. We have all always been enough. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Alex Partridge Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health
Episodes
  • Psychiatrist Who's Diagnosed 10,000 Women With ADHD & Autism: "THIS Still Shocks Me!" - Dr Shyamal Mashru

    Psychiatrist Who's Diagnosed 10,000 Women With ADHD & Autism: "THIS Still Shocks Me!" - Dr Shyamal Mashru
    Jun 8 2026
    Dr Shyamal Mashru is an award-winning psychiatrist and ADHD expert who has treated thousands of people with ADHD. Drawing on years of clinical experience, he shares one of the most honest and comprehensive conversations we've had about the realities of living with ADHD. We explore the emotional impact of diagnosis, why so many people with ADHD grow up believing they're broken, the loneliness and rejection sensitivity that often go unnoticed, and the identity crisis that can follow unmasking. We also discuss shame, addiction, burnout, AuDHD, ADHD medication, depression, and the life-changing power of finally understanding yourself. Chapters: 00:00 Trailer 01:27 The Most Life-Changing ADHD Diagnosis Story 03:52 The Emotions Nobody Warns You About After an ADHD Diagnosis 05:18 Why People With ADHD Believe They're Broken 06:48 The Damage of Spending Decades Thinking You're the Problem 08:24 The ADHD Assessment That Saved a Life 12:23 Why Self-Understanding Changes Everything 14:12 The Pain of Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD) 18:34 The Loneliness of ADHD Nobody Talks About 20:45 The ADHD Identity Crisis After Unmasking 22:22 Tiimo Advert 23:42 A Quick Test to See How Much You're Masking 27:27 When Shame Leads to Addiction 31:37 How Common Is AuDHD? 36:48 Why ADHD Burnout Can Appear Out of Nowhere 38:38 What Happens When You Stop Masking? 40:16 Does ADHD Medication Change Your Personality? 41:41 Can Untreated ADHD Cause Depression? 42:50 A Letter to My Younger Self Dr Mashru runs the ADHD Health Clinic where you can be seen by him 👉 www.adhdhealthclinic.co.uk He is also a Consultant Psychiatrist that works in the NHS as the Medical Lead of Harrow Health ADHD service. Book for an online adult adhd assessment 👉 https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/adhd-treatment-options/book-an-adhd-assessment/ Book for an in person adult adhd assessment 👉 https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/adhd-treatment-options/in-person-adhd-assessment/ Book for online adult autism assessment 👉 https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/autism/book-an-autism-assessment/ Book for in person adult autism assessment 👉 https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/autism/in-person-autism-assessment/ Book for online combined adult adhd and autism assessments 👉 https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/autism/book-a-combined-autism-adhd-assessment/ Book for in person combined adult adhd and autism assessment 👉https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/autism/in-person-combined-autism-adhd-assessment/ Book for child online adhd assessment 👉https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/adhd-treatment-options/book-an-online-child-adhd-assessment/ Book for child in person adhd assessment 👉https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/adhd-treatment-options/in-person-child-adhd-assessments/ Book for child online autism assessments 👉 https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/autism/book-an-online-child-autism-assessment/ Book for child in person autism assessment 👉https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/adhd-treatment-options/in-person-child-adhd-assessments/ Book for child online combined adhd and autism assessments 👉 https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/adhd-treatment-options/book-an-online-combined-child-autism-adhd-assessment/ Book for child in person combined adhd and autism assessments 👉https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/adhd-treatment-options/in-person-combined-child-autism-adhd-assessment/ Book for talking therapy and coaching 👉https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/adhd-treatment-options/adhd-coaching-and-counselling/ Get 30% off an annual Tiimo subscription 👉 https://www.tiimoapp.com/offers/adhdchatter Complete the Focused survey 👉 https://uk.focused.clinic/adhd-health-survey/quiz Previous Focused survey results 👉 https://uk.focused.clinic/myhub/adhd-workplace-survey-results Buy Alex's book entitled 'Now It All Makes Sense' 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Now-All-Makes-Sense-Diagnosis/dp/1399817817 Order Alex’s latest book about Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria 👉 https://linktr.ee/adhdchatter?utm_source=linktree_profile_share
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    45 mins
  • The Lonely Side Of AuDHD Nobody Talks About

    The Lonely Side Of AuDHD Nobody Talks About
    Jun 1 2026
    Dr. Samantha Hiew is an ADHD and Autism expert with a PhD in Medical Sciences and lived experience of being AuDHD. In this episode, we explore the hidden cost of masking Autism, the identity crisis that can follow a late diagnosis, why making friends can feel so difficult, and how to find your true self after years of pretending to be someone you're not. If you've ever felt different, misunderstood, or like you don't know who you really are, this conversation is for you. Chapters: 00:00 Trailer 01:28 Why Autism Often Goes Unnoticed
 03:22 My Emotional Reaction To An Autism Diagnosis
 04:59 The Identity Crisis Nobody Talks About
 07:18 Processing A Late Autism Diagnosis 
11:39 Why Traits Can Feel Stronger After Diagnosis
 12:59 The Hidden Cost Of Masking AuDHD
 16:40 How To Find Yourself Again
 20:32 Tiimo Advert
 23:12 Why Making Friends Is So Difficult
 25:39 Finding Love As An AuDHDer
 30:57 The Stages Of AuDHD Acceptance 35:50 Audience questions Visit Sam’s website 👉 https://samanthahiew.com Find Sam on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/samanthahiewphd/ Get 30% off an annual Tiimo subscription 👉 https://www.tiimoapp.com/offers/adhdchatter Buy Alex's book entitled 'Now It All Makes Sense' 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Now-All-Makes-Sense-Diagnosis/dp/1399817817 Order Alex’s latest book about Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria 👉 https://linktr.ee/adhdchatter?utm_source=linktree_profile_share
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    39 mins
  • This ONE Habit Means You Have ADHD & OCD - Dr Alex George

    This ONE Habit Means You Have ADHD & OCD - Dr Alex George
    May 25 2026
    Dr Alex George is an ADHD and OCD specialist (he's been diagnosed with both!) and one of the most renowned voices in the ADHD space. Chapters: 00:00 Trailer 01:33 The overlap between ADHD & OCD 10:45 How OCD kills people 12:42 How ADHD masks OCD 14:51 ADHD Explained 14:40 Tiimo advert 16:07 Traits of ADHD and OCD 24:48 Audience questions FInd Dr Alex on Instragam 👉 https://www.instagram.com/dralexgeorge/?hl=en Visit Dr Alex’s website 👉 https://www.dralexgeorge.net Join the ADHD Chatter Patreon community 👉 https://www.patreon.com/cw/ADHDChatter Get 30% off an annual Tiimo subscription 👉 https://www.tiimoapp.com/offers/adhdchatter Buy Alex's book entitled 'Now It All Makes Sense' 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Now-All-Makes-Sense-Diagnosis/dp/1399817817 Order Alex’s latest book about Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria 👉 https://linktr.ee/adhdchatter?utm_source=linktree_profile_share
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    28 mins
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it's been so helpful listening to these shows, thank you for doing a great job

great guests

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Straight talking, honest and vulnerable- helping validate experiences and exploring the good bad and ugly of ADHD

Brilliant honest and validating

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Some amazing, inspirational people on here, very informative discussions, reflecting on the positives and ways to cope living with ADHD.

Can't be without this podcast

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I wish that I'd had the information that I've garnered in these podcasts at the beginning of my teaching career. It would have helped me to support those children that needed it. These are so interesting, varied and entertaining and, most importantly, informative and validating.

Informative, educational & genuinely fascinating.

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My therapist recently suggested I probably have ADHD and the more I research the more light bulb moments I have. The superb knowledgable guests on this podcasts have been vital to help me understand my special mind. Thank you.

Invaluable

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