Raising awareness of all things ADHD!
Whoops! Guess who forgot to upload the fortnightly blog article on time? That would be this ADHDer right here. I’ve been super busy over the last two weeks (figures, after I wrote a blog article about taking time to slow down in Autumn, right?). Do you ever think your ADHD gets in the way of being good at your job?Trust me, that used to be […]
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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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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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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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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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So, after listening to this month’s podcast released last week (available here), you might have heard that a little while ago I sought the help of a healthy lifestyle coach through my doctors. I’ve always been able to lose weight, but I think this year was the first time I realised that I have become what is known a yo-yo dieter and I hate it. […]
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This is going to sound strange considering I have ADHD and my brain needs stimulation, but sometimes I just miss the good old days of the 90s where there wasn’t as much technology around, especially if I’ve been doing a rewatch of the TV show Friends. At this time of year, with the weather being bad and the evenings getting darker early I subscribe to […]
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Well Autumn has well and truly hit in the UK ADHDers, and with it my Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is in full swing. Though I’m a little more prepared this year because I’ve being taking muti-vitamins every day, including vitamin D for weeks now, and I’ve also been using my SAD lamp for an hour or two a day. For those of you who have […]
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Wow, how do I even begin to describe what I experience in Lucerne, the Saturday I was in Switzerland. First of all, let me start by asking you if you ever feel like ADHD is a constant noise in your hand that stops you being productive, emotionally exhausts you and makes your focus go out the window? Well for probably one of the first times […]
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I write this from the premium lounge at Manchester airport (yep, first child free holiday in years so you bet I’m going to book the first class lounge) and up until 15 minutes ago I was ready to implode with stress. I would probably describe myself as a frequent flyer so airports never usually stress me out, even when I have two young kids in […]
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