ADHD Come Lately Podcast

Episode 11: Making Friends: An AuDHD Social Story Ever felt like everyone else was handed a secret social handbook at birth, and your copy got lost in the mail? In this episode of ADHD Come Lately, we are pulling back the curtain on the messy, exhausting, and deeply misunderstood world of navigating friendships when your brain is wired a little differently. We dive straight into the chaotic inters...

What happens after an adult ADHD diagnosis? Does medication solve everything? In this episode of ADHD Come Lately, Dave reflects on life after stabilising on Vyvanse and the realities of living with ADHD as a late-diagnosed adult. From increased focus at work to ongoing struggles with sleep, time blindness, executive functioning, and switching off in the evenings, Dave explores what ADHD medicatio...

🎧 ADHD Come Lately – Episode 9: Three Lessons from an ADHD Late Diagnosis Six weeks into his ADHD diagnosis, the host reflects on three lessons so far — from the limits of medication to finding acceptance and humour in late discovery. Featuring a powerbank, an airport tannoy, and the things we carry without realising. In this reflective wrap-up to the first season of ADHD Come Lately, we explore...

🎙️ Episode 8: Titration Station — Riding the Ritalin Slow Train (with Possible Delays) In this episode of ADHD Come Lately, Dave reveals that it’s official — he has ADHD. He reflects on what it’s like to finally receive a diagnosis, how it’s opened up new and validating conversations, and the confusion that can come with navigating treatment options. Dave shares his experience of starting Ritalin,...

🎧 Episode 7: ADHD Cheat Codes: A Game of Neurodivergence In this episode, I take you through some of the wild, messy, and occasionally funny chapters of my life — from dropping out of uni in a blur of beer and burgers, to solo climbing 'missions' that could’ve gone very wrong, to lifeguarding, failed police applications, and eventually stumbling into criminology. Along the way, I share the ADHD '...

Episode 6 – Pacing The ADHD Waiting Room & The Medication Debate In this episode, Dave takes you on another ADHD-flavoured wander through life, music, and the oddities of the diagnostic process. Expect tangents, humour, and a few thoughtful moments along the way. What’s inside this episode: 🎙 The remarkable case of the vanishing podcast 🎸 Blink-182 and ADHD – what’s our age again? 🤘 Should y...

🎙 Episode 5 – 5 Common ADHD Traits You’re Not Imagining & The Red Pill In this episode of ADHD Come Lately, we dive into five ADHD traits that don’t appear in the official diagnostic criteria — but if you live with ADHD, you probably know them all too well: 1. Time blindness – The challenge: underestimating how long things take or losing track of time. The flipside: the ability to hyperfocus i...

🎙️ Episode 4 – My ADHD Assessment: Can the Van Dammage Be Undone? Getting assessed for ADHD as an adult isn’t just about answering a questionnaire. It’s like suddenly being handed the director’s cut of your own life — with all the deleted scenes, bloopers, and stunts finally making sense. In this episode, I share the story of my ADHD assessment and the strange mix of relief, grief, and clarity tha...

🎙️ Episode 3 – The Poshest Crime Ever What do fitted sheets, punk rock and a drunken 'crime' have in common? ADHD. In this episode, I share the story of a bizarre, impulsive adventure that started as a funny night out but reveals something much deeper: the impulsivity, rejection sensitivity and shame that shaped my life long before I knew I had ADHD. Along the way, we explore executive dysfunction...

Episode 2:  Screen Time – Could You Have ADHD? 🌏  Happy NAIDOC Week to everyone in Australia. This week, I’m diving into the world of ADHD  screeners and online quizzes .📝 We’ll take a closer look at the  ASRS screener  (with my  slightly questionable Freudian accent  🤦), so you can follow along and reflect on your own answers. 👉 Try it yourself here:  Adult ADHD Screening Survey 💡 I also cha...

🎙️ Episode 1 – Bloody Hell… I Think I’m ADHD! In this first episode, I share what it’s been like to realise—possibly way too late—that I might have ADHD. It’s not a polished or expert story. It’s just me, trying to make sense of the weird, emotional, and sometimes unexpectedly funny in-between stage: after the “could this be ADHD?” moment, but before any kind of formal diagnosis. Some say you shou...