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Articles about ADHD and Education written by ADHD Girl. Regularly updated with new thoughts and insights
Ever been treated like you’re stupid? Been made to feel like you can’t be successful? For ADHDers that seems to be ingrained into the whole concept of our condition. One of the biggest misconceptions around ADHD still seems to be that you can’t have it and have above average intelligence or be academic. It’s one of the biggest barriers to getting a diagnosis, because unfortunately […]
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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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‘My children aren’t as bad!” is something I overheard said about me once and you’d think that comment would have come from a parent or even a colleague, but no ladies and gentlemen that comment came from a former teacher of mine at a university. To this day I’m not sure she knows I overheard what was said, but she possibly might if she reads […]
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Did you know that statistically speaking working class people are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD? It’s a strange one but come to think of it you don’t really hear of many millionaires being diagnosed with the condition. Of course the working class make up the majority of the population, but you’d still expect the percentage of those with ADHD be the same across […]
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I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of the term masking, but it’s very common where ADHD is concerned. Maybe you have heard of it but think it only applies to children? Spoiler alert; it doesn’t! Let me break it down for you; masking is where somebody hides their internal struggles by pretending they don’t exist and fitting in with the crowd. It sounds bizarre […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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Some people are quick to point out that ADHD is merely a label for people who think differently and in some ways I would agree with them, but it’s not the label that’s important so much as the understanding, validation, and support that comes with it. Yet there are people out there who would claim to have ADHD, even without a diagnosis for a multitude […]
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It has recently come to my attention that trying to get a child referred for an ADHD diagnosis differs greatly in the UK, depending on which area you live in. This little fact came up when I was talking with a foster parent who is trying to seek a diagnosis. Her child goes to school in a different local authority than the one they are […]
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More boys in the UK get diagnosed with ADHD than girls. Are we to take it that there are more boys with ADHD than girls?
Read moreWhen I was younger, my parents had to fight tooth and nail against such remarks that I was just ‘a naughty child’ or they were ‘bad parents’. Very little was known about ADHD back then, it was 1993 after all, but the hostility against the difference instead of the support, was fairly evident. I can only imagine how difficult it was very my parents knowing […]
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Most people with ADHD do not have a good time in compulsory education and sadly my story is no different. When I was in school, most of the stuff I learnt didn’t seem relevant at the time to every day and now that I’m older; I find my initial thoughts to be absolutely correct. Combine that with the fact that I just could not learn […]
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