ADHD Chatter 5 Effective ADHD Hacks I've Learnt (As someone with ADHD) | Kat Brown
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Dec 9, 2025 Kat Brown, an insightful author and advocate for adult ADHD, shares her experiences of late diagnosis and its profound impact on her life. She reflects on her childhood feelings of difference, the complexities of masking, and how rejection sensitive dysphoria shaped her emotional landscape. Kat offers practical coping strategies and discusses the challenges women face in ADHD recognition. She emphasizes the importance of self-identity, explores the role of social interactions, and encourages listeners with a heartfelt letter to their younger selves.
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Early Years Shaped By Misplaced Difference
- Kat remembers being moved up a year at seven and missing crucial social development, which worsened feelings of difference.
- She recounts being singled out for appearance and oddness, leading to a slow realisation that others saw her as "weird."
Small Cuts Become Identity Pressure
- Small repeated criticisms compound into a pervasive sense that something is wrong with you.
- That pressure drives many neurodivergent people to change themselves to avoid further rejection.
RSD Surfaced Outside School Safety
- Kat felt intense visceral panic over perceived social mistakes once she left structured environments.
- She describes horror at upsetting friends or being "off" as a central adult experience.
