Raising awareness of all things 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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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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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 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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