Millie Mackintosh: "I'm ADHD—But Am I Autistic Too?"

The Made in Chelsea reality star turned author and entrepreneur,
Millie Mackintosh has spent years in the spotlight while secretly
grappling with undiagnosed ADHD, Dyspraxia and a complex
relationship with alcohol.


In this chat with Ben, Millie opens up about late diagnosis, the
blurry overlap between ADHD and Dyspraxia, and how alcohol became
both a crutch and a crisis to escape from rejection, grief,
social anxiety and self-doubt. She shares how motherhood reshaped
her perspective, the realities of sobriety, and why she’s
questioning if she might be autistic too. 


From EMDR therapy to people-pleasing, sensory overload, and
parenting with ADHD - Millie gives her top tips for navigating
life with late diagnosed ADHD.


00:00 Introduction 


1:47 Dyspraxia Diagnosis: How, What, When & Why?


3:45 Dyspraxia & ADHD Traits Overlap


4:30 History of ADHD Diagnosis in Society 


5:00 Late Diagnosis in Women: “She’s Dyspraxic and has a vision
problem”


5:35 Being Bullied & Trying to Fit in As a Neurodivergent
Person 


7:20 Dyspraxia VS Alcohol 


10:52 Reflecting on Undiagnosed ADHD: The Toxic Escapism


12:01 Finding the ‘Millie’ Wild Party Girl Persona


15:27 Easily Influenced and People Pleasing as a Neurodivergent
Person


16:36 Millie’s Daughters: “I don’t want them to go through what I
went through”


19:18 Pre Diagnosis: “What did you know about ADHD?”


19:58 The ADHD Moment of Realisation 


21:00 My Sober Mental Breakdown


22:14 Millie’s ADHD & Medication Journey


25:45 The Best Bits of ADHD


26:30 Hyper-fixation VS Cream Loungewear


27:21 ADHD & The Keto Diet


30:05 Routine VS ADHD


31:08 Personal and Public Reactions to ADHD Diagnosis


31:56 Navigating Parental Resistance to ADHD Diagnosis and
Finding Resolution


33:38 Coming Out As Sober VS Revealing ADHD Diagnosis


34:32 The Challenges of ADHD: Navigating Parenting and Overwhelm


38:10 The ADHD Battle With Emotional Regulation and
Parenting 


42:21 Hugo the Husband VS Millie’s ADHD


43:52 Millie: “I’m ADHD But Am I Autistic As Well?”


44:25 Empathy VS Autism


46:40 The Effects of Rejection & ADHD


47:32 Made In Chelsea 


48:47 Health Anxiety & ADHD


51:07 The Power of EMDR: From ADHD Panic Attacks on Planes to
Yawning 


51:51 Social Anxiety & ADHD


58:11 What do you say to Late Diagnosed Female ADHD’ers?


1:00:51 Millie’s Top Tips for Managing ADHD


1:01:40 “Do My Kids Have ADHD?”


1:02:25 Spreading Dyspraxia Awareness


1:04:12 Millie’s Chosen Person For The Green Badge of Honour


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On "The Hidden 20%," host Ben Branson chats with neurodivergent
[ADHD, Autism, Dyscalculia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Tourette's etc.]
creatives, entrepreneurs, and experts to see how great minds..
think differently.


Host: Ben Branson


Head of Production: Bella Neale


Assistant Producer: Phoebe De Leiburné


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