AuDHD Expert: What Female AuDHD ACTUALLY Feels Like, Abuse Will Find You!

ADHD Chatter

Alex Partridge

Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Dr Carly Jones MBE is a trail blazing influence in the ADHD & Autism space. With over 20 years of experience she has dedicated her life to making the world a better place for people with AuDHD. Chapters: 00:00 Trailer 02:11 Signs of AuDHD 04:17 Subtle signs of autism 09:38 What AuDHD masking looks like 15:55 Consequences of undiagnosed AuDHD 22:05 The risk of being love bombed 39:14 Tiimo advert 40:17 Forgiving yourself 42:49 Grieving a late AuDHD diagnosis 44:41 RSD in AuDHD 48:38 The AuDHD ‘push and pull’ 51:11 Why women were missed 56:40 Advice for newly diagnosed AuDHD 01:09:44 1st audience question 01:12:27 2nd audience question 01:13:33 3rd audience question 01:16:23 A letter to my younger self Find Carly on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/drcarlyjonesmbe/ Visit Carly’s website 👉 https://drcarlyjonesmbe.uk ADHD Chatter LIVE show tickets 👉 https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/adhd-chatter/?cpch=AEGPRESUK_SOCIAL&cpcn=AEGPRESUK_ADHDChatter_London_SOCIAL_Artist_11032026_OGNC_&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio 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&ltsid=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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	ADHD and autism are on a spectrum of some sorts.
0:03.2	Something happens, this kind of drift between noradversion and norotypical and the dynamics change.
0:08.8	As we kind of get older, it can be very, very tricky.
0:12.4	Society says I need to have X amount of friends.
0:14.9	And it's almost like, this friendship is actually really unhealthy for me.
0:18.6	However, I'd rather have this really unhealthy relationship than be completely on my own.
0:23.5	Dr. Carly Jones, MB, is a trailblazing influence in the ADHD and autism space.
0:29.0	With over 20 years of experience, she has dedicated her life to making the world a better place for people with or DHD.
0:35.3	When you're on autopilot, you're people pleasing.
0:54.3	And when you're people pleasing, you lose all autonomy. You've got to say yes, because people smile, they grin, they're happy, and then we don't realise what we're getting ourselves into and it gets deeper and deeper and deeper. There's a lot of push and pull, a lot of contrasting traits sometimes that can create challenges. But do you have any hacks that could bring them together harmoniously? I think it's going to differ for everyone. For some people, it might.
0:59.7	Huge announcement just before we start. Tickets to the ADHD chatter podcast, live theatre show,
1:05.6	are selling fast. I'll be joined on stage by three leading psychiatrists and we'll be
1:09.9	unpacking all things
1:11.0	ADHD, how to process a late diagnosis or DHD and of course the dreaded rejection sensitivity
1:17.2	dysphoria. I really hope you can join me for a night full of validation, laughs and insights
1:23.1	and one that will remind you that you're not broken, just different, and that you have always been enough.
1:28.2	It's on the 19th of May in London.
1:30.2	You can find a link to the tickets in the description.
1:32.7	I can't wait to meet you in person.
1:37.6	Dr. Carly Jones, welcome.
1:39.7	A huge honour to have you here.
1:42.2	This is the Orde-HD episode I've been waiting a long time to have.
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