Raising awareness of all things ADHD!
For most of us we only see one number two on the clock each day, because at 2am most of us are sound asleep in our beds, unfortunately for one mum, that’s when her daily struggle usually begins. Gemma has two children with neurodivergent conditions needing different levels of support. Her youngest is diagnosed with ADHD and on the pathway for ASD, and this means […]
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Ok buckle in because this blog article is going to include me getting really vulnerable about something that happened to me a few weeks ago. For the first time in over eight years, I attended a comic con by myself and if I’m honest it was a bit of disaster. I was already nervous about going cause most of the conventions I used to do […]
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Lately I’ve been reflecting on brokenness, which is no surprise considering that I feel like lately I’ve hit a breaking point mentally and emotionally. In typical ADHD fashion, I tend to spread myself much too thin, physically, emotionally and mentally. That’s because ADHD discipline is a bit of a fickle thing; you’re either pushing yourself too much or not enough, that doesn’t seem to be […]
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As I sit here on a bench with a view of the old Quarry Bank Mill with Elvis (my pug dog) by my side, I can’t help feeling like life should be filled with more moments like this. No expectations, no tasks with several ways they could go wrong! Just free of the pressure of ADHD, but then is it really our ADHD that causes […]
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Sometimes the best practical coping strategies are the ones we discover by accident.
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I was diagnosed at ten and it’s took me about twenty years to get to know how my ADHD works. People with late diagnosises are only just beginning that journey.
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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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The other week I had to phone my bank because they’d taken money out of my account without my consent (or so I thought). At first, when I pushed all the options on the automated menu I got put on a silent ring with no ouput. Frustrated I called again, this time I spoke to a person who said they had to transfer me. By […]
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The other day I was scrolling on social media when I came across somebody who had made a post which read ‘NHS to put 301 million pounds into adult services.’ As someone who has just been told I have 7 years to wait to even have a conversation about medication this came as welcome news indeed. Then I saw the comment underneath. Somebody had posted […]
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What a year it has been. As we come to the end of 2025, I wanted to take a moment to look back at what this little corner of the internet has achieved. ADHD and Me has welcomed tens of thousands of visitors this year and more than three thousand came through Google alone. That number still blows my mind. It also proves something very […]
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Red tape can be a disadvantage to neurotypical people, but for those of us who are neurodiverse it creates barriers.
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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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Sorry about the no show last week, it was the last full week of the summer holidays and honestly I was suffering from some major burnout from doing so much. My head just wasn’t in the game, but hallelujah my kids are back to school and I’m attempting to get back into a routine so hopefully it should be smooth sailing from here on in. […]
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With the introduction of a new NHS taskforce for ADHD but no government all parliamentary group for ADHD as I mentioned last week (it’s now looking like they may be using it as a way of developing services for ADHD to avoid PIP claims) , it makes you think how seriously ADHD is being taken in modern western culture? I’ve met a lot of people […]
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