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As I said in my blog yesterday, adolescents with ADHD often suffer from low self-esteem and self-harm in different ways as a cry for help in a world they find difficult to understand and find their place in. When ADHD is undiagnosed the combination of normal pubescent issues and those associated with ADHD can beContinue reading “ADHD and self-destructive behaviours: Part 2 of 3”

Amongst the unfortunate side effects of undiagnosed ADHD are cripplingly low self-esteem, self-harm, eating disorders and risky sexual behaviour. In a world where you feel like you do not fully fit in, where you have no control over the way other people perceive you or how to regulate your emotions and behaviour, being able toContinue reading “ADHD and self-destructive behaviours: Part 1 of 3”

I thought long and hard whether not to include this post on ‘Me and my ADHD’ but decided that I would for several reasons. Firstly, the debate surrounding #metoo is of national and international importance, secondly because people with ADHD are not immune to sexual harassment and thirdly because my reaction to incidences of sexualContinue reading “#metoo and ADHD”

As I have said in previous blogs, if you suspect that you or your child have ADHD then your first port of call should be your GP who will be able to talk to you about the correct steps to take forward and while blogs and internet advice are helpful, medical advice is always theContinue reading “Information about ADHD”

So while a lot of my blog posts have talked about the struggles us ADHD types face with focus, we also have an amazing superpower called ‘Hyperfocus’ that I want to tell you more about today. Not everyone with ADHD experiences Hyperfocus, I do, and while it is often a blessing for me it canContinue reading “Hyperfocus: The Superpower of ADHD”

Following on from yesterday’s post about successful British people talking about their ADHD. Today I am sharing some words from successful people internationally who have ADHD. Again, I have used their own words, rather than things that people have written about them as we learn more from people with ADHD talking about themselves than whatContinue reading “International Success and ADHD”

While ADHD has its challenges and I have documented them well on here, ADHD can actually be a very powerful gift as some of our traits can be particularly beneficial in some situations. Impulsivity might lead a child to call out answers in class but it can also make someone a quick and decisive decisionContinue reading “ADHD and Success: UK”

A few years ago, when I started working for a charity that provided additional support needs playschemes, I was given a copy of this poem during training and it really spoke to me. As parents, when we are expecting a baby we have a set of expectations and an idyll that we envisage of theContinue reading “A Short Story with a BIG Message”

On 12th October there was a great event on in London hosted by performance artist Rebekah Dean and sponsored by the ADHD Foundation. It was a meeting of women and girls with ADHD talking about what makes them fidgety. I watched a clip on Twitter and it looked like a great event and it hasContinue reading “Poetry and ADHD”

Yesterday I talked about medication as it is the most well-known form of treatment for ADHD. Notice that I said ‘treatment’ and not cure- there is no cure as ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition and is with us for our whole lives but early diagnosis and treatment of ADHD may help manage the symptoms moreContinue reading “Additional treatments for ADHD”