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All of the Blog posts for ADHD and Me. These articles have been created by ADHD Girl based on her experiences of living with ADHD.
Hey ADHDers and allies, this week’s blog article is about never giving on trying to get the right support, whether that be for you or your child. To prove that point I’d like to share something that happened recently that I hope will give you courage and inspiration. The other day I found myself attending a mediation meeting for a dear friend, whose son has […]
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This Saturday I will be 37, which means I’ve been knowing living with ADHD for twenty-seven years and what a journey it’s been! If you’d have asked little ten-year-old me or even 15-year-old me that I would be running an educational website on what it is to live with ADHD that included a blog and a podcast I’d have said you were mad. For my […]
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Hello my lovely readers! I’m not dead! I’ve not given up! I’ve just had a busy few weeks and then I was away for a week in Benidorm with my family. As you can tell my mood has picked up significantly due to a week’s worth of sunshine and 75F plus temperatures. However, it’s not back to reality with a great big bang. Last year […]
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Right — on to the next amazing thing that’s going to cure ADHD! Ha, I wish. Those of us with ADHD know there’s no cure — only things that help us cope day to day, whether that’s medication, therapy, setting alarms, etc. The trick is to find a coping strategy that works for us, as individuals, because what helps one person might do nothing for […]
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Living with ADHD often feels like trying to catch fireworks with your bare hands — brilliant ideas everywhere, but impossible to hold onto for long. Organisation, focus, and finishing projects can be a real struggle, especially when creativity is your strength and your stumbling block all at once. For over ten years, I tried to write my novella. I’d start strong, full of excitement, but […]
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Well ADHDers and Allies the first glimpse of Spring has finally sprung and I couldn’t be happy. Literally my Seasonal Affective Disorder has finally come to an end, and I can think a lot better than I could before. I mean I’ll never be the world’s best thinker due to the whole ADHD think but I’ll take what I can get. Today, I want to […]
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There aren’t many days where I crave ADHD medication, but I definitely had one or two them a few weeks ago. These days more often than not coincide with my time of the month (sorry guys, but it does happen) and I’m not sure if it’s because I’m more tired at these times, more hormonal or just irritated. Whatever if it is, my focus ends […]
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Those of us with ADHD know that it’s difficult to live with on a daily basis, right? Children with ADHD may not have an awareness that they have but it still impacts their day-to-day life. The one thing nobody seems to talk about is, teenagers with ADHD. They are light in the between that everyone seems to forget about. I remember my teenage years and […]
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Over the last few years, I’ve seen a lot of terminology changes and inventions within the neurodivergent community. While I appreciate that labels to a certain extent can help others understand I also get concerned that more and more terminology for the same thing just makes for a load of jargon that leads to confusion. The latest buzz word I’ve seen on TikTok is ‘neurospicy’ […]
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Hey ADHDers and Allies! A happy new year to you all! I hope you had a great holiday season. Personally, I found Christmas day to be very overwhelming and much more enjoyed the downtime afterwards. Alas back to reality now and I’m still adjusting. I’ve been getting better acquainted with Alexa over the last few months to try and aid symptoms of my ADHD. This […]
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Wow ADHDers and allies, I can’t believe that 2024 is almost nearly over. Anyone else feel like they blinked and missed it? It seems like only yesterday I was sunning myself on a sunbed in Benidorm on our family holiday and that was all the way back in May. They do say as you get older the years go by more quickly and I’m definitely […]
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It’s that time of year where I begin to wrap up the ADHD blog until 2025, which gives me a chance to enjoy the festivities while also reflect on how I can continue to develop ADHD and Me in the future. So, the final blog article of the year will be released on the 19th of December (in just two weeks’ time). I don’t know […]
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Sorry for the delay in posting this ADHDers! It’s been a manic week or two trying to get prepared for Christmas among other things. In recent news the education secretary under the newly formed Labour government announced plans to overhaul the SEN system in the UK, at a recent conference. Of course, those of us with SEN children or those who know SEN children have […]
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Note: Hey ADHDers and Allies! Sorry about the radio silence next week, I was in a difficult place between my S.A.D and PMS, but I’m back next and ready to tell you about you about how a little bit of understanding and kindness totally made our Belfast holiday great! After an early morning flight we arrived at our hotel in central Belfast fiarly early, but […]
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