5 Signs You're A High-Masking Autistic With ADHD (AuDHD Expert Explains)

In this episode, I sit down with award-winning psychiatrist Dr Asif Bachlani to explore what it really feels like to live with both ADHD and autism.

We uncover 5 hidden signs of masking AuDHD, the contradictions that can make life feel exhausting, the loneliness of feeling different, and the emotional impact of receiving a diagnosis later in life.

Dr Asif also shares the assessment he’ll never forget, and the true cost of spending years hiding who you really are.

Chapters:

00:00 Trailer

01:56 Why Dr Asif Bachlani Dedicated His Life to ADHD & Autism

04:22 The Patient Who Changed Everything for Dr Asif

07:02 What Neurodivergent People Can Teach Us About Being Human

08:39 The Sentence Dr Asif Hears After Almost Every Diagnosis

12:58 The Hidden Grief of a Late ADHD or Autism Diagnosis

16:47 The Contradictions of Living With AuDHD

21:04 What People With AuDHD Fear Being Judged For

24:52 Is Masking a Choice — or Does It Happen Automatically?

27:05 The AuDHD Assessment Dr Asif Will Never Forget

36:43 Why AuDHD Can Feel So Incredibly Lonely

41:21 Tiimo advert

43:05 Sign #1 You’re Masking AuDHD

45:40 Sign #2 You’re Masking AuDHD

48:19 Sign #3 You’re Masking AuDHD

50:25 Sign #4 You’re Masking AuDHD

53:29 The True Cost of Never Unmasking

01:02:11 Sign #5 You’re Masking AuDHD

01:02:54 Washing Machine of Woes: Your Questions Answered

01:05:24 A Letter to My Younger Self

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Producer: Timon Woodward 

Recorded by: Hamlin Studios

Trailer editor: Ryan Faber

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