Monica Bernsten
Dr Monica Berntsen is a Consultant Psychologist, Neuropsychologist, and Neuroscientist in the UK who specializes in assessing and treating ADHD and autism in adults and children.
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Aug 26, 2026
Lucy JohnstonHOST
But why is this important, and why is ADHD such a def-defining health debate? What's wrong with having a subjective assessment of whether you have it or not? What's going wrong?
Monica BernstenGUEST
So ADHD, let's take that as an example, is a, as we think of it now, a behavioral problem.
Monica BernstenGUEST
So it is a, um, observable pattern of behavior that causes implications for work, for, um, education, for, um, relationships.
Monica BernstenGUEST
Um, the reason we can't just base it on symptoms is because it's way more complex than symptoms.
Monica BernstenGUEST
One can have attention deficits or hyperactivity profiles without it being ADHD.
7 MINS LATER
Lucy JohnstonHOST
Is it trauma? Is it anxiety? Is it poor sleep? Is it chronic stress? What is-- Or, or are those the things that can sometimes look like ADHD but not actually be ADHD?