Today, 1 in 56 people are diagnosed with ASD and the male ratio is 4:1 to females. In this talk Dr Khurram points out why this ratio is actually 1:1 and why women are in the same level of danger as men.
Dr Khurram Sadiq is a world renowned, award-winning psychiatrist and author of Explaining AuDHD. He’s here to explain what AuDHD really feels like, how to spot the signs of AuDHD and how to thrive with AuDHD.
In this TEDx talk Dr. Khurram Sadiq takes us in the world of people who have both ASD and ADHD and what it feels like to be living with the two. As he himself has both, he says “ASD and ADHD can co-exist together”
In this ADHD Chatter Podcast, Dr Khurram Sadiq discusses what does is feel like to live with both ADHD and autism; the most common signs of AuDHD; and what an AuDHD person is looking for from the world.
Dr Khurram Sadiq’s landmark book, Explaining AuDHD, is one of the first major works to focus entirely on the combined experience of autism and ADHD. Blending cutting-edge neuroscience with real-life stories, it gives autistic, ADHD and AuDHD individuals – and the clinicians, educators and families who support them – a clear, practical framework for understanding co-occurrence, advocating with confidence and turning insight into change.
Dr Khurram Sadiq is now available for assessments through ADHD Health Clinic:
Dr Khurram Sadiq is a Consultant Neurodevelopmental Psychiatrist, multi-award winner author, International Speaker and global communicator best known for reshaping modern understanding of Autism, ADHD and the emerging clinical identity of AuDHD.
With a background spanning clinical leadership, academic research, digital transformation, and international human rights advocacy, he is recognised as one of the most prominent neurodiversity voices in the UK.
As ADHD Medical Lead of one of the NHS Foundation Trust, Dr Sadiq rebuilt the service from the ground up expanding capacity, integrating digital AI-supported workflows, redesigning patient journeys, and reducing waiting lists from 67+ months to under 10 months.
He has won multiple national awards, including RCPsych Team of the Year awards (Working Adult Category) 2024, RCPsych Psychiatric Communicator of the Year 2025 and SEL Inclusive Inspirational Leader of the year 2025.
Dr Sadiq has delivered 7 TEDx talks – including When Order and Anarchy Live Together (2022) and Believe – The AuDHD Way (2025) and was invited to speak at UNESCO in Paris (2024) and the United Nations in Vienna (2024 & 2025). He has trained policymakers, clinicians, educators, corporate leaders, and global disability rights networks across Spain, France, Pakistan, the US, and the UK.
He has delivered talks to Corporate sectors like Warner Bros, Just Thought and Booking dot com.
His debut book, Explaining AuDHD, has rapidly become a cornerstone resource for clinicians, educators, and families, noted for translating complex neuroscience into accessible human language.
He is currently completing an MSc in Neurodevelopmental Sciences, focusing on the phenotype and diagnostic complexities of co-occurring Autism and ADHD.
Whether presenting at international summits or sitting with one individual in clinical assessment, Dr Sadiq’s mission remains the same: to change the narrative from pathology to potential, and to build systems where neurodivergent minds can not only survive but thrive.
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Dr Kurram Sadiq, from his TEDx talk When Order and Anarchy Live Together
Dr Kurram Sadiq, from his TEDx talk The Superhumans That Exist Amongst Us
