Leading Psychiatrist: How To Process A Late ADHD Diagnosis, Grief Is The First Stage!

ADHD Chatter

Alex Partridge

Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Dr Asad Rafi is a leading psychiatrist who’s assessed thousands of women for ADHD and autism. He’s here to explain how to process a late diagnosis and how to reach your untapped potential. Chapters: 00:00 Trailer 01:09 Is it OK for men to talk about female ADHD 03:52 Dr Asad’s most heartbreaking patient 06:50 Dr Asad’s mission 10:14 Alexithymia in ADHD adults 12:10 How to manage ADHD stress and sleep 13:57 ADHD women are the most stressed group on the planet 14:07 Why ADHD women were missed 17:26 ADHD women deserve an apology 20:38 A lifetime of missed opportunities 23:41 Tiimo advert 24:52 The most debilitating ADHD traits (Dysautonomia) 25:38 question 32:11 Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria 37:46 What ADHD overwhelm can look like 40:48 Alexithymia and RSD 43:16 Advice for late diagnosed ADHD women 45:28 Audience questions 49:20 A letter to my younger self Visit Dr Asad Raffi's clinic 👉 https://www.Sanctumhealthcare.co.uk Find Dr Asad Raffi on LinkedIn 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-raffi/ Submit audience questions 👉 hello@adhdchatter.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 Pre-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	The female presentation of ADHD doesn't even resemble what it says in the nice guidance or within the DSM5 criteria.
0:08.1	So how is a clinician who is effectively using a checklist going to be able to diagnose any woman?
0:13.6	What we have with regards to assessment tools with regards to the understanding is all based on a male-centric presentation. Dr. Assad Rafi is a leading
0:23.0	psychiatrist who's assessed thousands of women for ADHD and autism. He's here to explain how to
0:28.3	process a late diagnosis and how to reach your untapped potential. Individuals with ADHD are
0:33.5	constantly striving for validation from the outside world. And I say, before you can get that validation from others,
0:38.7	you've got to seek it within yourself.
0:40.4	And I think that's one of the toughest elements of this particular condition.
0:43.9	When someone says to me, how would you describe someone with ADHD?
0:47.3	I say they're emotional people.
0:48.6	Why do you think women have been missed for so long in the ADHD space?
0:52.8	If we look at...
0:55.0	Dr. Assad, welcome back.
1:00.0	Thank you for having it back, Alex.
1:02.0	Huge privilege to have you back.
1:04.0	And before we start, I want to address the elephant in the room.
1:07.0	I'm going to put you on the spot a little bit to start.
1:09.0	One of the criticisms that many people in the ADHD space have had in the past is I'm going to put you on the spot a little bit to start. One of the criticisms that
1:11.1	many people in the ADHD space have had in the past is that it's not okay for men to discuss
1:16.9	female ADHD. What's your stance on this? Is it okay for us two men to sit here today and
1:23.3	discuss the struggles that women have with ADHD? It's it's a recurring conversation that I see
1:29.9	in forums, I see it online and men like you and I, you know, do attract that criticism.
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