No. 1 AuDHD Expert Reveals 5 Hidden Signs of AuDHD | Dr Khurram Sadiq

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Alex Partridge

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education

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🗓️ 4 February 2025

⏱️ 105 minutes

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What does is feel like to live with both ADHD and autism? What are the most common signs of AuDHD? What is an AuDHD person looking for from the world? Dr Khurram Sadiq is the world’s leading AuDHD expert (his TED talks have been viewed millions of times!), and the author of Explaining AuDHD. In this episode, you’ll learn: The subtle differences between ADHD, autism and AuDHD The consequences of undiagnosed AuDHD How to spot a child with AuDHD The AuDHD differences between male and female And so much more! 00:00 Trailer 00:51 Dedication 00:59 You’ve decided to dedicate yourself to a life of psychiatry. Why? 05:03 Describe the conflicting characteristics of ADHD and Autism? 14:53 The consequences of undiagnosed AuDHD 17:18 Tiimo advert 19:27 Why a child might be misunderstood as ‘naughty’ 22:09 Does the education system accommodates neurodiversity? 27:49 What effect can feeling ostracised have on a developing brain 32:59 How to spot a person who’s unable to communicate their wants and needs 39:16 Is there a beauty in being different? 43:39 What does "spectrum" mean? 48:18 Should ‘being obsessed’ make us feel shame 52:30 The people you treat, is there a common thread of insecurity and the root of it 59:53 The battle against stigma 01:01:39 ADHD item segment (Dobby) 01:05:44 The ADHD agony aunt (Washing machine of woes) 01:10:31 Defined differences between the diagnosis of ADHD between male and female? 01:14:46 Can someone be too young to be diagnosed with a Neurodiergent condition? 01:16:28 Common misdiagnoses of ADHD and Autism 01:17:58 What is a neurodivergent person looking for from the world 01:21:58 Is there a connection between ADHD, Autism and addiction? 01:27:36 The science of hyper focus interruption rage 01:30:24 How to stop your addictions 01:37:53 A letter from the previous guest 01:39:12 Behind the scenes Pre-order Dr Khurram’s book 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Explaining-AuDHD-Guide-Autism-ADHD/dp/1804369489 Get 30% off an annual Tiimo subscription 👉 https://www.tiimoapp.com/adhdchatter Producer: Timon Woodward 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	ADHD and autism. How would you describe the conflicting characteristics?
0:04.0	Order and anarchy, living together in a single person. So many different things that you're
0:08.0	organized and yet you're so forgetful about the things of daily life.
0:12.0	Dr. Karam Sadiq, a neurodevelopmental psychiatrist, the author of explaining AudiHD.
0:17.0	He's the world's leading expert in AudiHD, whose TED Talks have been viewed over one million times.
0:22.6	In a way, society is telling us that females have to be shy, polite have to speak in a certain way.
0:27.6	It leads to a lot of anxiety, leads to a lot of depression, eating disorder, self-harming behaviors,
0:32.6	because they're unable to express themselves.
0:34.6	If they express themselves, they will be different. They'll be called broken. What do you think neurodivergent people are looking for from the world? I think from the world they need to be listened to. They're telling you something different it does not mean that it's bad because the world is petrified of anybody coming up with new idea. This episode is dedicated to anyone who leaves the house with 2% phone battery because they forgot
0:55.9	to charge it.
0:59.5	Whenever I interview people who have dedicated their life to better understanding the nuances
1:06.6	of different neurodevelopmental conditions, I always question where their motivation comes from.
1:13.5	Is there a story there that might add colour
1:16.7	to our listeners in their understanding of where your drive comes from?
1:21.1	Yeah, there is lots of stories,
1:23.9	but again, one story that kind of sticks out out of the lot is that of my father.
1:31.8	Again, I started to realize six months before his demise and before his untimely death,
1:40.2	that he was a new divergent, a person who was misinterested, a genius would speak for hours about the things that he loved.
1:48.0	Yet he was so impulsive about making decisions,
1:52.0	like agreeing to have the properties, paying people money for houses that he has not even signed for,
1:59.0	80% of them. And then we have to, they have been frauds and we had to go after those people to get those things.
2:06.5	And it was a series of those episodes and people would say,
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