People with ADHD are more likely to face traumatic situations or traumatic events due to the nature of their risk-taking behaviour, the situations they put themselves in.

The impact of that trauma can then have a significant detrimental impact on their ADHD and even expose their symptoms.

You know, if you think about anxiety, unlike stress, which is very external, anxiety is internal. It's disproportionate to what

you're worrying about, and it's that constant. There isn't a trigger, and it's often maladaptive.

Dr. Assad Rafi is a leading psychiatrist who's assessed thousands of people for ADHD.

He specializes in the nuances of female ADHD. He's here to help your sleep, manage stress, tackle RSD, and achieve optimal mental wellness.

How do people with ADHD react to stress?

How does that then coincide with anxiety, which is more prolonged?

Without stress, we're going to be underwhelmed.

Too much stress will be overwhelmed.

And actually, if we think about being in a state of chronic worry or stress, and that's when we end up burning out, stress itself

will have a negative detrimental impact on your executive function.

Dr Asad, thank you so much for joining us. My absolute pleasure, Alex.

We've got a lot to talk about today.

Late-diagnosed ADHD women, unusual ways that ADHD can affect sleep,

and how people with ADHD deal with stress.

But I think first it's probably a good idea to address the elephant in the room.

We're obviously two men talking about ADHD women. Why do you think it's okay for two men to

sit here today and talk about ADHD and women? It's a really emotive question that you ask there.

And I think before I can answer that question,

we've got to think about the journey and what brings us here.

I think for, well, since the beginning of time,

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