Dr Judith Mohring

ADHD impacts executive function and one of the first elements of executive function is self-awareness, so awareness of who you are in the world. And if you're not aware of who you are in the world, it's difficult to go through life because it's like you're kind of going through life naked going, am I wearing this outfit? Am I wearing that outfit? Who am I in the world?

ADHD impacts executive function and one of the first elements of executive function is self-awareness, so awareness of who you are in the world. And if you're not aware of who you are in the world, it's difficult to go through life because it's like you're kind of going through life naked going, am I wearing this outfit? Am I wearing that outfit? Who am I in the world?

And whilst there is a really enjoyable adaptability because you can adapt, there is also a vulnerability because you don't have an exterior shell.

And whilst there is a really enjoyable adaptability because you can adapt, there is also a vulnerability because you don't have an exterior shell.

And optimize their amazing, unique brains. So what I see amongst my ADHD coaching clients is a delightful lack of narcissism associated very often with a vulnerability because there's a sense of who am I in the world. With ADHD, there's an overactive default mode network. And the overactive default mode network means that we're very good at taking other people's points of view on adapting to them.

And optimize their amazing, unique brains. So what I see amongst my ADHD coaching clients is a delightful lack of narcissism associated very often with a vulnerability because there's a sense of who am I in the world. With ADHD, there's an overactive default mode network. And the overactive default mode network means that we're very good at taking other people's points of view on adapting to them.

I call it pretzeling. You twist yourself into the shape that's required of you.

I call it pretzeling. You twist yourself into the shape that's required of you.

Such a great question. Thank you so much, Alex. And thank you so much also for asking me on because I'm really passionate about sharing high quality information with people. And ADHD is both wonderfully complex and also wonderfully simple. So the science is complex. Sometimes the answers are quite simple.

Such a great question. Thank you so much, Alex. And thank you so much also for asking me on because I'm really passionate about sharing high quality information with people. And ADHD is both wonderfully complex and also wonderfully simple. So the science is complex. Sometimes the answers are quite simple.

And I have a real passion for sharing that evidence based science with people so they don't have to wait to have an assessment. They don't have to wait to see a doctor. And they don't have to just have medicines. They can also use skills to help themselves get better. So that's my real passion is to see the light bulbs go on, see people inspire and go, oh, that's what I can do. That will help.

And I have a real passion for sharing that evidence based science with people so they don't have to wait to have an assessment. They don't have to wait to see a doctor. And they don't have to just have medicines. They can also use skills to help themselves get better. So that's my real passion is to see the light bulbs go on, see people inspire and go, oh, that's what I can do. That will help.

So that's why I'm here. So thank you.

So that's why I'm here. So thank you.

Again, that's really interesting because one of the things about ADHD that I think we're only just beginning to understand, and I'm really clear that ADHD is emerging. The science is new. It's emerging. Many of the papers that I quote have only come out in the last four or five years. is that ADHD is really tidal.

Again, that's really interesting because one of the things about ADHD that I think we're only just beginning to understand, and I'm really clear that ADHD is emerging. The science is new. It's emerging. Many of the papers that I quote have only come out in the last four or five years. is that ADHD is really tidal.

And what I mean by tidal is that we know that noradrenaline and dopamine are dysregulated. Not low, but dysregulated. Which means that when the tide is out and we're zoned out and we're not focused and we're not concentrating, got low noradrenaline and dopamine. But then when the tide rushes in and you've got high dopamine, noradrenaline, you have hyper focus, you've got hyper energy.

And what I mean by tidal is that we know that noradrenaline and dopamine are dysregulated. Not low, but dysregulated. Which means that when the tide is out and we're zoned out and we're not focused and we're not concentrating, got low noradrenaline and dopamine. But then when the tide rushes in and you've got high dopamine, noradrenaline, you have hyper focus, you've got hyper energy.

So you've got this real tidal variation in your energy levels and your focus. And it looks really confusing, both to the individual, to their friends, their colleagues, and also to doctors. Because doctors have a kind of thing called present mental state, which is how is the client now?

So you've got this real tidal variation in your energy levels and your focus. And it looks really confusing, both to the individual, to their friends, their colleagues, and also to doctors. Because doctors have a kind of thing called present mental state, which is how is the client now?