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Dr. Asad Rafi

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
428 total appearances

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

Look at optimizing things like sleep.

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

Look at stress.

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

Really important.

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

Look at tracking your hormones.

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

Look at getting some support around understanding hormones.

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

Look at your gut health.

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

I refer to them as the four brain amplifiers.

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

They will make your ADHD stronger.

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

better or worse.

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

And believe me, those people who even take medication, they probably need less of that medication if they managed stress, sleep, hormones, their gut health more effectively.

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

That's where I think we're going wrong.

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

So let's try and reframe this and say, if you're waiting for a diagnosis, those are the four elements.

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

There's a fifth one as well, should I say.

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

It's movement.

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

It's exercise.

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

Get out there.

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

Okay?

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

They're all interconnected.

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

If you can actually address that, would you even need an assessment?

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

Dear me, thank you for all of your experiences.