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ADHD + Autism Expert: How To Stop RSD Instantly! Is Your ADHD Actually AuDHD? | Dr Alex George
20 Jan 2026
Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
If you combine ADHD and OCD, that's an even bigger recipe for disaster because you've got a brain that is impulsive, that is emotional, that can kind of jump to the worst case scenario with an obsessive compulsive brain.
That's why I think OCD and ADHD is so commonly coexisting because you have a sensitive brain that has this impulsivity, that has this higher emotional state of ability with this part of the brain that will latch on and think and think and think and think and think.
Chapter 2: How can you manage ADHD overstimulation effectively?
Dr. Alex George is an ADHD specialized doctor
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Chapter 3: What is Dr. Alex George's mission in the ADHD space?
Rejection sensitivity is for, isn't just about being a bit sensitive. I think it is a risk to life. and certainly a risk to health.
Chapter 4: What are the emotional consequences of masking in ADHD?
Turning to alcohol, a very common coping mechanism for many ADHD traits, but certainly for rejection sensitivity, because actually it hurts less when you drink. It creates a delay between experience and pain.
Do you think generally overwhelm, burnout, what can that look like in someone with ADHD?
Chapter 5: How does masking relate to feelings of loneliness?
To be honest with you, most of the overstimulation I experience is actually... Dr. Alex, welcome back.
Chapter 6: What is Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD) and its impact?
Thank you for having me. It's nice to be back, back on the comfortable chair, the ADHD chair.
Pleasure to have you back. I have interviewed 200 people on this podcast, and I think only you can answer this question. Goodness me.
That is quite a bit. I don't know.
It very much depends on the question. Let's go. Let's try it. You are in the public eye. You've got millions of followers on social media, and you have ADHD.
Chapter 7: What are the signs that someone may have AuDHD?
Do you find that combination overstimulating?
That's tough. Potentially. I mean, it depends in what sense. I mean, it's kind of a blessing and a curse with ADHD, I think, in some sense, because you have an opportunity to use your creativity to make content. It can become very much a dopamine driver in itself.
But equally, there can be a lot of noise and messages and stuff that you're just kind of exposed to and see that can definitely be overstimulating. But I don't know that in of itself...
being in this space and having this public public platform is negative with adhd i just think that the change for me that it was the change of going from someone who was just like a regular person the regular following to someone who's still regular but suddenly has a really big following that kind of shift was was quite big for me um but no i enjoy the creativity i love that side of it um i think i just have to learn and i have been learning to manage the risk of becoming too drawn into it
to allowing it to become too much of my identity, I guess. There's Alex and then there's Dr. Alex. I think that's quite an important distinction.
I think the conversation of overstimulation will be very relatable to the watchers and the listeners of this podcast. But if we were to zoom out a little bit, what do you think generally overwhelm, burnout, what can that look like in someone with ADHD?
Listen, most of the overstimulation I experience is actually around people in certain circumstances. So rather than being so overstimulated by noise online, which actually I can create a gap from, I can just put the phone down and easily go, I'm feeling a bit chuck it aside.
What gets me usually is if I end up in a place where there's lots of noise, there's loads of people, a lot of people talking to me, I'm having to like present myself to different people. all of a sudden I can feel very overwhelmed and the overstimulation can feel like being on edge. Not necessarily an overt anxiety, but just feeling like, oh, too much.
And agitation actually is a good way I describe. I feel a bit agitated. I suddenly feel frustrated. I'm like, oh, I can't, you know...
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Chapter 8: How does Dr. Alex George cope with his ADHD and autism?
Definitely. I mean, I actually, and it can be odd. The oversimulation can be from odd things. Like I was driving home yesterday from Wales and there's just a squeaking noise in my back of my car. And I kept pulling over three times, I pulled up to work out what it was and I couldn't. Eventually I was like, ah, what is this sound? And I think what happens is like, it's like, ah.
I think what happens is that, you know, you are in a state where your stimulation levels, your kind of ability to cope has been put to the limit. It might be a sudden change or might be a lot of people around you and then something happens. So the straw that breaks the camel's back and then like that frustration can really come out.
What I've kind of learned to try and do over the last few years is to recognize that. Not just when it's happening, but the circumstances it's likely to happen. So if I go into a room and there's lots of people, there's lots of sounds, there's noise in the background, there's some sort of like drilling going on in the background as well as this busy room.
I'm like, ah, this might be a situation and end up being overstimulated. And often I'll think, how long am I going to be here? How long do I need to be here? And I'll often plan my exit in that sense. And then if I recognize I'm suddenly getting agitated, I'll just tell people around me now.
I think the biggest thing is just saying to people, say to your friend, your partner, whatever, I'm feeling overstimulated. Because the worst thing that happens is that you become overstimulated. Someone says something small to you and you snap at them where you're like, oh, And they're like, they're offended because you've just been snappy or frustrated. And they don't understand.
They feel upset because it's like, what have I done? But it's not them. So often, if I feel overstimulated, just by saying, everyone, just so you know, I'm feeling a bit overstimulated. I'm going to go head out and have a breather for 10 minutes. It means everyone else is like, ah, okay, I know what's going on. Like vocalizing that you feel that way is the best remedy for me.
Absolutely. I think there's that joke where you say you can't be held responsible for your actions when there's too many noise going on at the same time. But I feel like there's a lot of shame associated sometimes. If you do act out in a certain way at a party or you snap at your partner or your boss, then you can be ruminating in bed all night thinking, oh my gosh, they definitely hate me.
Why did I say that? I'm an awful person. You've been on a fascinating journey yourself with ADHD. You mentioned ASD earlier, autism, and I'm keen to get in that a little bit later on. But how does this all tie into your mission within ADHD? What would you say that is?
I think my mission personally is to understand and accept myself and be able to live with as little friction as possible. I think my mission in terms of helping other people is to help them do exactly that on scale, to be able to be accepting and understanding of who they are. I think what's important to me is that people are recognized
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