How To Process A Late ADHD Diagnosis

Kat Brown is the author of 'It's Not A Bloody Trend: Understanding Life as an ADHD Adult'. Based on Kat's personal experience and extensive interviews with ADHDers and world-leading clinical experts, It's Not A Bloody Trend is for anyone wondering if what's always been 'wrong' with them might just be undiagnosed ADHD. Chapters: 00:31 Early memories of feeling different 04:34 Kat’s masking journey 06:32 Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria 18:45 Kat’s ADHD mission 23:42 ADHD diagnosis realisations 31:43 Tiimo advert 35:21 ADHD masking 45:09 Why women have been let down 49:22 Consequence of life without identity 51:34 Our eternal pursuit of love 53:45 What would you say to the bullies 56:09 Kat’s ADHD item 58:51 Audience questions (washing machine of woes) 01:03:58 A letter to my younger self Visit Kat on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/katbrownwrites/?hl=en-gb It's Not A Bloody Trend: Understanding Life as an ADHD Adult 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Its-Not-Bloody-Trend-Understanding/dp/1472148703 No One Talks About This Stuff: Twenty-Two Stories of Almost Parenthood 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Talks-About-This-Stuff/dp/1800182872 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 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.

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Dec 9, 20251h 5mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: December 9, 2025
Duration: 1h 5m
Channel: ADHD Chatter Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Kat Brown is the author of 'It's Not A Bloody Trend: Understanding Life as an ADHD Adult'. Based on Kat's personal experience and extensive interviews with ADHDers and world-leading clinical experts, It's Not A Bloody Trend is for anyone wondering if what's always been 'wrong' with them might just be undiagnosed ADHD. Chapters: 00:31 Early memories of feeling different 04:34 Kat’s masking journey 06:32 Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria 18:45 Kat’s ADHD mission 23:42 ADHD diagnosis realisations 31:43 Tiimo advert 35:21 ADHD masking 45:09 Why women have been let down 49:22 Consequence of life without identity 51:34 Our eternal pursuit of love 53:45 What would you say to the bullies 56:09 Kat’s ADHD item 58:51 Audience questions (washing machine of woes) 01:03:58 A letter to my younger self Visit Kat on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/katbrownwrites/?hl=en-gb It's Not A Bloody Trend: Understanding Life as an ADHD Adult 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Its-Not-Bloody-Trend-Understanding/dp/1472148703 No One Talks About This Stuff: Twenty-Two Stories of Almost Parenthood 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Talks-About-This-Stuff/dp/1800182872 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 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.

SPEAKERS

Alex Partridge
host
Podcast host of ADHD Chatter, interviewing guests about ADHD experiences and coping strategies.
Kat Brown
guest
Author of “It’s Not a Bloody Trend” and journalist who discusses late ADHD diagnosis and related mental health topics.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of ADHD Chatter Podcast, featuring Alex Partridge and Kat Brown, How To Process A Late ADHD Diagnosis explores late ADHD diagnosis: masking, identity, grief, and self-acceptance journey Kat describes realizing “difference” mainly through other people’s reactions—bullying, micro-corrections, and social mismatch—rather than an innate sense that something was wrong.

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