Bestselling ADHD author reveals dangers of late AuDHD diagnosis | Pete Wharmby

ADHD Chatter

Alex Partridge

Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Pete Wharmby is a bestselling Author and AuDHD specialist with an emphasis on helping you manage your mental health An award winning expert in the field, he’s on a mission to raise awareness for the struggles experienced by those with ADHD & Autism 00:00 Trailer 02:29 Pete’s mission in the neurodiversity world 10:32 Early memories of feeling different 17:52 How ADHD & Autism can clash 34:57 Tiimo advert 36:32 How people with AuDHD experience jealousy and breakups 44:48 The AuDHD RSD Experience 56:40 AuDHD men talking about mental health 01:09:26 Monotropism explained 01:17:47 Pete’s ADHD item 01:21:33 The ADHD agony aunt 01:28:19 The previous guest’s 3 rules to lives by Find Pete on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/pete_wharmby_books/?hl=en Visit Pete’s website 👉 https://petewharmby.com Get 30% off an annual Tiimo subscription 👉 https://www.tiimoapp.com/adhdchatter Buy Alex's book entitled 'Now It All Makes Sense' 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Now-All-Makes-Sense-Diagnosis/dp/1399817817 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	The stakes of masking autism is way higher in my experience than ADHD.
0:04.0	I can get away with being a bit overzealous and over enthusiastic in a conversation and interrupting or, you know, being forgetful, being disorganized.
0:13.0	I can get away with that without really bad things happening.
0:16.0	Whereas openly stimming, you can't get away with that.
0:19.0	Peter Warnby is a best-selling author and AudiHD specialist.
0:22.3	An award-winning expert in the field.
0:24.4	He's on a mission to raise awareness for the struggles experienced by those with ADHD and autism.
0:29.6	Autism and ADHD are perhaps two sides of the same coin.
0:34.5	So we know they're related, but we don't know exactly how.
0:37.2	Now, it might be that monotropism is the coin. Non- know they're related, but we don't know exactly how. Now, it might be
0:38.3	that monotropism is the coin. Non-autistic, neurotypical people are polytropic. They can pay attention
0:44.8	to multiple things at once without any real hassle, whereas monotropic people like autistic people
0:50.2	have a tendency or are wired to pay attention to one thing at a time.
0:55.0	A great depth.
0:56.0	Do you think there's a risk that problem-solving ability of people with or DHD
1:01.3	could make them vulnerable when they're depressed?
1:04.4	Part of you is always compromising in a way that it really doesn't want to.
1:10.5	Loyal listeners and viewers.
1:12.5	I can't thank you enough for tuning in to ADHD chatter,
1:15.6	where we ask world-leading ADHD experts the hard questions
1:18.8	to give you access to the most cutting-edge information on the topic.
1:22.5	If you've ever felt broken or different,
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