Do you have AuDHD (Autism & ADHD)? 10 Signs | Dr. Samantha Hiew

ADHD Chatter

Alex Partridge

Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Dr. Samantha Hiew is a highly specialised female ADHD and Autism expert with a PhD in medical sciences. With a glowing background in the science of Neurodiversity, she’s using her vast knowledge to help you feel seen and understood. Chapters: 00:00 Trailer 01:59 Common AuDHD struggles 04:53 AuDHD meltdown explained 07:13 Is masking more common in AuDHD 09:19 AuDHD and social burnout 11:08 Why many AuDHD women are missed 13:03 4 sub-types of autism (new research) 17:22 Common signs of AuDHD 19:56 Tiimo advert 21:02 Life events that trigger AuDHD traits 23:12 How ADHD clashes with Autism 25:33 Do AuDHD people feel more shame 27:31 Do AuDHD people feel RSD more intensely 29:25 Are AuDHD people hard to live with 30:54 How to support AuDHD in relationships 36:14 How to begin unmasking 41:40 The link between AuDHD and depression 44:44 Is AuDHD a lonely experience 48:48 Closing advice 51:11 The washing machine of woes (ADHD agony aunt) 53:54 3 rules to live by (a letter from the previous guest) Check out Sam's AuDHD programme 👉 https://hub.adhdgirls.co.uk/AuDHD-Women-Intersectional-Scientific-Lens Find Sam on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/samanthahiewphd/?hl=en Visit Sam's website 👉 https://samanthahiew.com 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 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	Autism in women doesn't look the same as what we conventionally know as autism.
0:04.9	There are so much nuances that we do not know how to cater for.
0:08.7	Because while psychiatry is looking at these traits and seeing if people match these traits,
0:14.0	we are humans who actually fit into a totally different box.
0:17.9	Dr. Samantha Hugh is a highly specialized female ADHD and autism expert
0:22.2	with a PhD in medical sciences. With a glowing background in the science of neurodiversity,
0:26.8	she's using her vast knowledge to help you feel seen and understood. If we want to do well in our
0:31.6	relationships, there needs to be a very careful assessment on the power dynamics inside each
0:37.2	relationship. If we go into relationships
0:38.9	expected to be safe, expecting to be nurtured, to be helped, there's a chance that one person
0:44.3	is going to do more of the emotional labour. But can you both be responsible for how you feel and then
0:49.6	actually come to an agreement that actually both look after each other's energy. Is there a warning sign that
0:55.2	someone might be about to have a meltdown or is it quite specific to if there is an unexpected
0:59.1	gear change? A lot of the time. Quick one before I get distracted. I just wanted to say a very
1:05.0	brief thank you to all of my listeners. Thank you for tuning in and thank you for subscribing
1:09.6	and following the podcast. It
1:11.5	really, really helps. At ADHD chatter, my mission is to ask the world leading experts,
1:16.7	the hard questions to give you access to the most pioneering advice the world has to offer.
1:21.6	And with an aim to help you feel seen. Following and subscribing helps me on my mission to
1:26.3	book these incredibly insightful guests
1:28.1	and to give you these incredibly insightful interviews. Remember, you're not broken,
1:33.0	just different and you have always been enough.
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