ADHD Chatter is the podcast for curious minds who want to understand why we think, feel and behave the way we do. Hosted by Alex Partridge, each episode brings together leading experts and powerful personal stories to explore ADHD, autism, mental health, psychology and the fascinating science of being human.
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After 5,000 ADHD Assessments, I Noticed This Scary Pattern...
Monday, September 28, 2026 • Duration 36:11
Almost one year on, Danielle Mulligan, Focused Clinical Lead and ADHD Nurse Practitioner, returns to the podcast to discuss how assessment and support for ADHD is changing.
Get a discount on your ADHD assessment at Focused -- use the code 'CHATTER' at checkout https://uk.focused.clinic/
Chapters:
00:00 The Heartbreaking Reality of ADHD
02:33 Why ADHD Makes You Feel Broken
06:47 The Scary Pattern After 1,000s of ADHD Assessments
10:35 Why Being Misunderstood Turns Into Shame
12:48 Why an ADHD Diagnosis Can Make Things Feel Worse
15:18 The #1 Thing ADHD People Blame Themselves For
17:03 The Hidden Grief After an ADHD Diagnosis
19:31 How ADHD People Learn to Hide It
22:50 Why So Many ADHD Adults Were Missed for Decades
24:57 The Pattern Before an ADHD Breaking Point
25:57 Why Focused Was Created
26:57 What Actually Happens During an ADHD Assessment
28:45 What an ADHD Assessor Is Really Looking For
29:47 How to Make ADHD Assessments Feel Safe
31:06 The Growing NHS vs Private ADHD Assessment Gap
33:30 The Biggest Misconception About ADHD
34:56 A Heartbreaking Letter to My Younger Self
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Trailer editor: Ryan Faber
DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.
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5 Signs of Nervous System Healing (That Don't Feel Like Healing!) | Dr Jacob Ambrose
Monday, September 21, 2026 • Duration 51:25
Clinical psychologist, therapist and ADHD expert Dr Jacob Ambrose returns to explore what a dysregulated nervous system really looks like, why anxiety and hypervigilance can become your normal, and what happens when you finally begin to feel safe.
We discuss why rest can initially feel uncomfortable, the difference between being perceptive and hypervigilant, why rejection can feel so personal, and a difficult question: if fear has powered you for most of your life, what replaces it when you begin to heal?
Chapters:
01:14 What does ‘healing your nervous system’ actually mean
02:17 What does a dysregulated nervous system actually look like
04:50 Why healing makes you feel worse to start with
06:21 The first rule of healing
08:06 The big emotions that come with healing
12:23 How healing reduces anxiety and makes you less productive
17:42 If your life has been powered by fear, what replaces it
19:31 How can you feel exhausted but not realise
21:10 Restorative solitude vs unhealthy isolation
23:55 Tiimo advert
25:30 The early warning signs of a dysregulated nervous system
29:22 Why reason leaves you when you’re triggered
32:51 When rejection stops feeling so personal
37:23 The difference between being perceptive and hypervigilant
38:51 Are you healing when things that bothered you no longer do
41:42 Healing from narcissistic abuse
47:37 Advice for anyone who’s trying to heal
48:49 A letter to my younger self
Find Dr Jacob on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/dr.jacob.ambrose/?hl=en
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Alex's book entitled 'Now It All Makes Sense' 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Now-All-Makes-Sense-Diagnosis/dp/1399817817
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Producer: Timon Woodward
Recorded by: Hamlin Studios
Trailer editor: Ryan Faber
DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.
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No.1 Autism Expert: How To Spot Autism In High-Masking Autistic Women
Monday, September 14, 2026 • Duration 48:30
Professor Gina Rippon is a revolutionary Autism specialist . Having written multiple books on the topic, Gina Rippon PHD shares the ultimate guide to spotting autism in high masking autistic women.
Chapters:
00:00 Trailer
01:19 How Autism Can Be Hidden — Even From Yourself
03:25 Are You Socialising… or Performing?
05:10 Masking Can Start Earlier Than You Think
07:20 Why Making Friends Can Feel So Hard
09:53 The “Contradictory” Personality Nobody Understands
11:35 What Are Autistic Girls Trying to Hide?
15:25 How Masking Affects Romantic Relationships
20:58 What Happens When You Can’t Mask Anymore
22:25 The Hidden Cost of Masking for Years
24:19 How Much Are You Actually Masking?
27:58 Tiimo advert
29:17 How ADHD Can Hide Autism in Women
34:25 Can You Accidentally Mask During an Autism Assessment?
37:01 The Dangerous Side of People-Pleasing
38:28 The Questions Autism Assessments SHOULD Ask
39:42 What I Wish Every Autistic Woman Knew
41:17 Why Autism Can Look Like OCD
43:07 A Letter to My Younger Self
46:00 Focused survey read
Find Gina on LinkedIn 👉 https://uk.linkedin.com/in/gina-rippon-33287819
Buy ‘The Lost Girls Of Autism’ 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Girls-Autism-Autistic-Research-ebook/dp/B0CX7G2BZW
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It's open to anyone living with ADHD aged 18 or over.
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Alex's book entitled 'Now It All Makes Sense' 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Now-All-Makes-Sense-Diagnosis/dp/1399817817
Alex’s book about Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria 👉 https://linktr.ee/adhdchatter?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=9ffd8709-06df-444c-9936-c136fbd14d6e
Producer: Timon Woodward
Recorded by: Hamlin Studios
Trailer editor: Ryan Faber
DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.
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Why ADHD People Procrastinate (And 4 Brain-Based Ways To Get Started)
Monday, September 7, 2026 • Duration 37:48
Why does something as simple as replying to an email, doing the washing or starting a task feel almost impossible with ADHD?
In this episode, leading ADHD advocate Hester Grainger reveals what’s really happening inside the ADHD brain when we procrastinate, and shares 4 practical, brain-based ways to finally get started.
We also explore dopamine, motivation, shame, and what happens when years of struggling begin to change the way you see yourself.
If you’ve ever called yourself lazy because you knew what you needed to do but still couldn’t do it, this episode is for you.
Chapters:
00:00 Trailer
01:57 Why Your ADHD Brain Just Can’t Start
07:06 Dopamine Explained Simply
10:14 The First ADHD Hack That Gets You Moving
13:57 The Second Hack: Make Your Brain Care
17:13 The Brutal Things ADHD Makes You Believe About Yourself
20:18 When ADHD Turns Into Shame
21:43 When Procrastination Becomes Your Identity
24:01 Tiimo advert
25:20 The Third Hack: Why Pressure Actually Works
30:34 The Fourth Hack: The ADHD Motivation Switch
33:38 A Letter to My Younger Self
Visit Hester’s website 👉 https://www.perfectlyautistic.co.uk
Find Hester on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/hestersvibe/
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Producer: Timon Woodward
Recorded by: Hamlin Studios
Trailer editor: Ryan Faber
DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.
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Why Therapy Fails Autistic & ADHD People! (And How To ACTUALLY Heal) | Dr Judith Mohring
Monday, August 31, 2026 • Duration 59:04
Dr Judith Mohring is an award winning Cambridge-educated psychiatrist and psychotherapist specialising in ADHD, autism and mental health. In this episode, she explores why understanding yourself doesn’t always lead to healing, how overthinking can become a form of emotional avoidance, and what it really takes to reconnect with yourself after years of masking.
Chapters:
00:00 Trailer
02:13 “I don’t know who I really am”
03:54 Why understanding yourself doesn’t always lead to healing
08:09 Why you can understand your brain and still feel trapped
10:15 When analysing yourself stops you feeling
12:06 Analysing emotions vs processing them
16:34 Why ADHD can make therapy harder
19:26 Why ADHD brains analyse themselves so deeply
23:07 When hyperfocus turns inward
24:32 How masking disconnects you from yourself
28:21 Tiimo advert
29:49 Why years of therapy can leave you feeling the same
31:17 When therapy becomes another intellectual exercise
35:41 Where does healing actually begin?
36:33 Interoception: learning to feel what’s happening inside
38:59 How a therapist helps you feel safe
40:25 How ADHD and autistic people begin to heal
46:01 How to stop analysing and start feeling
47:18 How do you know if you’re healing?
49:09 The Washing Machine of Woes
49:52 Finding yourself after decades of masking
51:02 Do you find your true self — or create it?
53:00 Is overthinking a form of emotional avoidance?
54:05 A letter to my younger self
Visit Judith’s website 👉 https://www.thenaturalpsychiatrist.com
Find Judith on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/adhded.with.drjudith/
Get 30% off an annual Tiimo subscription 👉 https://www.tiimoapp.com/offers/adhdchatter
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Producer: Timon Woodward
Recorded by: Hamlin Studios
Trailer editor: Ryan Faber
DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.
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5 Signs You're A High-Masking Autistic With ADHD (AuDHD Expert Explains)
Monday, August 24, 2026 • Duration 01:09:21
In this episode, I sit down with award-winning psychiatrist Dr Asif Bachlani to explore what it really feels like to live with both ADHD and autism.
We uncover 5 hidden signs of masking AuDHD, the contradictions that can make life feel exhausting, the loneliness of feeling different, and the emotional impact of receiving a diagnosis later in life.
Dr Asif also shares the assessment he’ll never forget, and the true cost of spending years hiding who you really are.
Chapters:
00:00 Trailer
01:56 Why Dr Asif Bachlani Dedicated His Life to ADHD & Autism
04:22 The Patient Who Changed Everything for Dr Asif
07:02 What Neurodivergent People Can Teach Us About Being Human
08:39 The Sentence Dr Asif Hears After Almost Every Diagnosis
12:58 The Hidden Grief of a Late ADHD or Autism Diagnosis
16:47 The Contradictions of Living With AuDHD
21:04 What People With AuDHD Fear Being Judged For
24:52 Is Masking a Choice — or Does It Happen Automatically?
27:05 The AuDHD Assessment Dr Asif Will Never Forget
36:43 Why AuDHD Can Feel So Incredibly Lonely
41:21 Tiimo advert
43:05 Sign #1 You’re Masking AuDHD
45:40 Sign #2 You’re Masking AuDHD
48:19 Sign #3 You’re Masking AuDHD
50:25 Sign #4 You’re Masking AuDHD
53:29 The True Cost of Never Unmasking
01:02:11 Sign #5 You’re Masking AuDHD
01:02:54 Washing Machine of Woes: Your Questions Answered
01:05:24 A Letter to My Younger Self
Get 30% off an annual Tiimo subscription 👉 https://www.tiimoapp.com/offers/adhdchatter
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Producer: Timon Woodward
Recorded by: Hamlin Studios
Trailer editor: Ryan Faber
DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.
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Autism Expert: What Autistic Masking Feels Like From The Inside
Monday, August 17, 2026 • Duration 01:01:23
Dr Martin Brunet has 25 years experience as a NHS GP. He has a special interest in Autism and ADHD and is the author of the best selling book entitled ‘Make Your Worry Make Sense’.
In this episode, Dr Martin Brunet explores the hidden reality of autistic masking, why it starts, what it feels like, and the long-term impact it can have on identity, relationships and wellbeing. We discuss the subtle signs of masking, why so many autistic people go undiagnosed, and what it can look like to safely rediscover who you are beneath the mask.
Chapters:
00:00 Trailer
01:08 What Masking Actually Feels Like
06:32 How Early Does Masking Start?
07:48 What Teaches a Child to Start Masking?
09:26 Can One Cruel Comment Change You for Decades?
11:22 What Are Autistic People Protecting Themselves From?
14:03 Is Masking a Choice — or Completely Automatic?
16:29 The Autistic Mirror
19:54 When Masking Becomes a Survival Mechanism
21:43 The Subtle Signs Someone Is Masking
24:38 Inside the Mind of an Autistic Person Who’s Masking
26:19 The Aeroplane Analogy That Explains Masking
28:57 What Years of Masking Does to a Person
31:08 Tiimo
32:38 The Biggest Cost of Masking: Losing Who You Are
34:39 Why Masking Can Make Autistic People So Lonely
36:18 Why So Many Autistic Women Are Missed
38:58 Can You Look Successful While Falling Apart Privately?
41:21 Code-Switching: What It Is and Why Autistic People Do It
43:39 Why an Autism Diagnosis Can Be So Emotional
46:24 How Do You Find Yourself After Years of Masking?
49:05 Why Unmasking Isn’t Right for Everyone
52:42 How to Start Unmasking Safely
54:30 The “Washing Machine of Woes”
59:16 What I’d Tell My Younger Autistic Self
Visit Dr Brunet’s website 👉 https://www.martinbrunet.com
Find Dr Brunet on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/doc_martin_gp/?hl=en
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
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Producer: Timon Woodward
Recorded by: Hamlin Studios
Trailer editor: Ryan Faber
DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.
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No. 1 Autism Professor: How To Spot Autism In High-Masking Adults!
Monday, August 10, 2026 • Duration 01:06:21
Dr. Luke Beardon is a leading autism researcher, author and senior lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University who has spent more than 30 years working alongside autistic people and their families.
In this episode, Luke reveals what autism can actually feel like from the inside, from masking and rehearsing conversations to sensory overwhelm, burnout and the exhaustion of constantly trying to fit in.
He explores why so many people go decades without realising they’re autistic, what happens when you mask for so long that you lose sight of who you really are, and why the parts of yourself you spent a lifetime hiding may never have needed fixing in the first place.
Chapters:
00:00 Trailer
01:23 Why Luke dedicated his life to understanding autism
02:46 How can someone be autistic for decades without knowing?
05:38 What high-masking autism actually looks like
08:06 How early does autistic masking begin?
10:21 The biggest misconception about autism in adults
16:10 The biggest signs you’re masking autism
17:37 Why autistic people rehearse conversations
23:50 Why small talk can be so exhausting
29:59 What sensory overwhelm actually feels like
36:40 Why autistic people stim
40:04 Tiimo advert
41:31 The autistic behaviours people are made to feel ashamed of
43:33 The hidden cost of masking autism
46:39 What autistic burnout actually feels like
49:58 Can you mask for so long that you lose yourself?
51:27 When the mask becomes your personality
57:54 Are you really an introvert, or could you be autistic?
01:00:05 The Washing Machine of Woes
01:03:17 A Letter to My Younger Self
Buy Dr Luke’s books 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Luke-Beardon/s?rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3ALuke%2BBeardon
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Producer: Timon Woodward
Recorded by: Hamlin Studios
Trailer editor: Ryan Faber
DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.
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6 Obscure Signs Of Autism That Psychiatrists Secretly Look For | Dr Amber Sadiq
Monday, August 3, 2026 • Duration 01:05:59
What if the things you've criticised yourself for your entire life... weren't flaws at all?
What if struggling to make simple decisions, feeling overwhelmed by change, or caring so deeply about fairness weren't personality quirks, but signs your brain has been working differently all along?
Today I'm joined by Dr Fareeha Amber Sadiq (known as Dr Amber), Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director at Eleos Clinic. She has assessed hundreds of autistic individuals and has helped countless people finally understand why they've always felt different.
Chapters:
00:00 Trailer
01:54 Why Every Decision Feels So Overwhelming
06:24 Why Autistic People Need Predictability
09:04 Why Injustice Feels Physically Painful
19:19 When You Can't Start... But Can't Stop Either
23:17 The Secret to Switching Between Tasks
25:43 The Autism Trait Everyone Calls Laziness
27:33 The Shutdown Nobody Sees
32:57 Tiimo Advert
34:17 The Hidden Reason Some People Can Mask for Decades
36:08 Why So Many People Don't Realise They're Autistic
41:14 How Masking Slowly Erases Your Identity
43:13 The Most Emotional Part of an Autism Assessment
45:15 The Moment People Realise They've Been Masking Their Entire Life
50:56 The One Sentence That Makes Psychiatrists Think "Autism"
54:15 The Autism Assessment Reactions I'll Never Forget
57:22 Washing Machine of Woes (Audience Questions)
01:03:02 A Letter to My Younger Self
Download Dr. Sadiq’s free guide, Could This Be Me?, which explains why so many autistic adults were missed for decades, and what clarity could look like for you 👉 https://www.eleosclinic.com/wondering
Find Dr Sadiq on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/eleos_clinic/
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Producer: Timon Woodward
Recorded by: Hamlin Studios
Trailer editor: Ryan Faber
DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.
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The 4 Types Of Autistic Masking (97% of People Only Know The 1st Type)
Monday, July 27, 2026 • Duration 01:22:19
Do you want to know what autistic masking actually feels like from the inside?
Dr Carly Jones MBE is one of the world’s leading autistic advocates. Diagnosed as autistic in adulthood after both of her daughters were diagnosed, she has spent nearly two decades improving the lives of autistic people through policy, education and lived experience.
In this episode, Carly explains what masking actually feels like from the inside, why so many autistic people learn to hide who they are from childhood, and the emotional cost of spending years pretending to be someone else.
Together, we explore people pleasing, self-abandonment, loneliness, burnout, and the difficult journey of discovering who you really are after decades of masking.
Chapters:
00:00 Trailer
01:56 The Mask You Didn't Know You Were Wearing
09:31 Is Your Brain Protecting You Without You Knowing?
11:42 The Childhood Moment You Learn It's Safer Not To Be Yourself
14:50 What Rejection Does To The Autistic Brain
18:23 Mask #1
22:25 The Day You Stopped Showing What You Loved
27:01 Mask #2
30:19 When People Pleasing Stops Being Kindness And Becomes Survival
34:25 The Moment You Start Abandoning Yourself
37:29 Tiimo advert
38:48 Mask #3
41:39 What If You're So Good At Reading People... You Forget Who You Are?43:34 Mask #4
46:43 How People Can Think You're Fine While You're Falling Apart
48:28 The Loneliness Nobody Talks About In Autism
51:07 The Warning Signs Your Mask Is About To Break
57:49 How To Start Taking The Mask Off (Without Losing Yourself)
01:01:19 Why Letting Go Of The Mask Feels So Terrifying
01:08:37 How To Know What's Really You... And What's Just Survival
01:11:47 The Lie Neurodivergent People Blame Themselves For
01:16:27 "I Don't Know Who I Am Anymore."
01:18:50 A Letter To My Younger Self
Visit Carly’s website 👉 https://drcarlyjonesmbe.uk
Find Carly on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/drcarlyjonesmbe/
Get 30% off an annual Tiimo subscription 👉 https://www.tiimoapp.com/offers/adhdchatter
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Producer: Timon Woodward
Recorded by: Hamlin Studios
Trailer editor: Ryan Faber
DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.
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