Raising awareness of all things ADHD!
When I went to my GP recently to talk about restarting ADHD medication, I expected to be referred to someone who actually specialises in ADHD.Instead, I was sent to a mental health practitioner — which confused me, because ADHD isn’t technically a mental health condition. It’s neurological. The whole point of that appointment was simple: to discuss access to ADHD medication again.I was diagnosed with […]
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It’s no secret that a lot of us ADHDers really enjoy music in its various forms, and most of us would like to see more awareness out there of what ADHD is. Well, a woman named Mareya has taken those two things and combined them to write a song about what it means to have ADHD! And the best thing is it’s called ADHD and […]
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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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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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Nobody likes to think of themselves as getting older, but it’s going to happen whether we want it to or not. I read an article the other day that says as we get older dopamine levels decrease by 10% for each decade. Wait, hold on a minute, no wonder I feel like my ADHD is getting worse with age, but then what does that mean […]
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Tomorrow is my 36th Birthday; Happy Birthday to me! I don’t say that to brag, but because it actually fits well with the topic of this week’s blog article which is all about how ADHD is affected by the aging process. I would say that my ADHD was at it’s worst in terms of managing behaviour and thinking until I was at least in my […]
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The other day I saw an article in a national newspaper that stated there has been a huge increase in the amount of people claiming Personal Independence Payments (PIP) in the UK for ADHD. PIP is basically a disability allowance for those who struggle to do normal daily tasks due to a health/ medical condition. Obviously the diagnosis figures around the world for ADHD continue […]
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In my role, it’s obviously very important I keep up to date with all the latest on ADHD. Lately most of it has been focused around the ADHD medication shortage, or information about ADHD that most of us have known for years, for example, does diet affect ADHD or vice versa? Well yeah!! However, recently I’ve seen two pieces of research that link to ADHD […]
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I’ve seen so many people who get diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood state that they wish they were diagnosed with ADHD earlier, possibly when they were a child because it would change how they felt about themselves at the time. While I can sympathise with that and do think ADHD should be diagnosed as early as possible I personally don’t think it changed the way […]
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It finally seems to be happening! Adults with ADHD are heading towards getting the validation they deserve, at least on some level!! The American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders (APSARD) announce in 2022 that they are working on diagnostic criteria guidelines for adults. As most of us in the ADHD community know, ADHD is falsely presumed to be a childhood condition, and this […]
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