The Balance of Caring
The older I get the more I realise that one of the hardest lessons to learn is to be kind to yourself and showing yourself you are worthy of love
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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.
Perception vs Reality
It’s amazing how you can have such a false perception of what’s really happening. Sadly, paranoia and ADHD go hand in hand because when you can think of endless possibilities sometimes the lines between reality and perception can get blurred. I may have taken for granted that I have the world’s best next-door neighbours, one of which includes my very best friend. Ever since I […]
Read moreHow I Accidently got Myself Involved in Local Politics
So, I’ve been radio silent on here for one very simple reason; I have not had chance to breathe! A few weeks ago I started a petition to voice my outage in my local council trying to push something through without substantial public consultation or knowledge, and now I’m co-founder of a campaign group. I’ve always been a strong believer in social justice; it is […]
Read moreOverloaded
Somebody tapping their fingers on the desk….tap…..tap….tap!! A person blasting their music out of their car! What about being in a really crowded area with no clear exit? Or wooden cutlery in your mouth? Ok worse one….the feeling of a dry towel? I don’t know about you but these things seem to give me what I can only describe as a brain shake…it’s like me […]
Read moreThe Future is Predictable?!?!
Warning: This blog article contains a spoiler for Spiderman 3: No Way Home For my friends and family, this is probably one of my most irritating ADHD trait, given the fact that I tend to manage most of the symptoms quite well. However, no matter how hard I try I just can’t stop myself guessing the end to movies I watch and books that I […]
Read moreLittle voice: Big Impact?
Ok so first things first, I don’t know if this an ADHD thing or just a me thing, but I’m willing to bet I’m not alone. Sometimes I can be in a situation or doing something where I am totally calm and have no need to fret, when out of no where I hear this little voice in my head say something totally annoying and […]
Read moreOut of Place Out of Mind!
It has taken me 23 years of knowing I have ADHD for me to get a place where I am finally starting to understand how my brain operates. Lately I realised something which is really interesting and apparently fairly common among many neurodiverse individuals, not just ADHDers. The place I am in when it comes to what I should be doing makes a big difference […]
Read moreADHDers Rep-re-sent!
So one of the things I’m always interested to hear about and see, is how ADHD is represented in politics and also in the media, because I think these are the biggest influences in spreading awareness, but sometimes misconceptions. In terms of politics, did you know that there is an ADHD group in parliament? It’s called the All Party Parliamentary Group for ADHD? The only […]
Read moreUnderstanding the Green Paper SEND Review
In trying to navigate this SEND green paper, I had to do several re-writes to not only get it in a way that would be understandable to my readers, but also to make it understandable to myself and also as free from bias as possible. Let me begin by saying currently I am apolitical, not in the sense that I have no interest in politics, […]
Read moreThinking out of the Comfort Zone
This week I’ve been trying to figure out why every single time the school holidays roll around I feel like some kind of brain-dead zombie. I’ve tried to be kind to myself in this respect, because having had no biological children, I got thrown full force into parenting with no guidebook when I began fostering. Obviously, I do have some knowledge having worked with children […]
Read moreGood Intentions Don’t Lead to Inclusivity
This blog article contains my view on the summary report of the green for the proposed changes to the SEN system in place. This could have positive implications for children in school with ADHD and next week I’ll be reporting on the full green paper in an easy read and accessible way, next week, to say whether I think it’s worth the paper it’s written […]
Read moreNo More
As the late bloomers of ADHD Series draws to a close, I just want to thank all the women who choose to share their story with myself and all the other people who may be out there struggling with ADHD in later life. It’s not easier to bare your soul, even if it is anonymously; you’re still worried about people’s reactions to what you’ve said, […]
Read moreWhy it’s ok to ‘Drop the Ball’ Sometimes..
First and foremost I owe you all an apology because I’ve not been updating this blog as often as I should over the past two-week period. The reason for this is simply that ‘I dropped the ball’ so to speak; I’ve had such a lot of things going on such as planning meetings, sick children, and redrafting of my third novel. When I started this […]
Read moreThe SAD truth of ADHD!
Approximately 30% of people who have ADHD, also have something called SAD otherwise known as Seasonal Affective Disorder. In essence, it means that for six months of the year your mental health suffers and so in effect so does your ADHD. It’s been 5 years since I first discovered that I have this condition and in that time I’ve been finding out how and why […]
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