You know exactly what needs doing. You know how long it would take. You might even want to do it. And somehow you are still on the sofa, or staring at the same blank page, an hour later.If that is familiar, you have probably also heard the explanation other people have for it: you areLeer Más
Every October, ADHD gets its moment. Infographics, hashtags, a flurry of lists telling you what the signs are. And yet, if you ask someone with ADHD whether they feel understood, you will often get a long pause.That pause is the awareness problem. Awareness means knowing something exists. Understanding means knowing what it is like toLeer Más
When a child is struggling at school, it can be difficult for parents to know whether the support already in place is enough, what should happen next, and when it may be appropriate to ask for something more formal.For families of children with ADHD, autism or other special educational needs and disabilities, this can beLeer Más
Every September, we hear some version of the same thing from parents: "it's just first week nerves, they'll settle." Sometimes that's exactly right. Sometimes the rocky start doesn't ease off after the first week, and it's worth knowing the difference.Here's what's actually going on for a lot of ADHD children in the first term back,Leer Más
The most basic way to define Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is as a neurological condition causing symptoms of inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness. But it isn’t a basic condition.
Many people who suspect that they have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) will look into getting an ADHD assessment. This comprehensive guide gives detailed..
Hyperactivity movements can make people focus and have a better learning according to a scientific study published in The Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, Dr. Dustin..
It can be difficult to diagnose Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) when the symptoms presented are also common across other conditions. These are known..
If you've spent years feeling like you're working harder than everyone around you just to keep up, and you've never quite been able to explain why, you are not alone, and you are not imagining it.ADHD in women and girls has been chronically under-recognised for decades. Not because it's rarer in women. Because it looksLeer Más
Time blindness is a difficulty sensing, estimating and keeping track of time, and it is one of the most recognisable experiences of adult ADHD. It is why you can sit down to reply to one email and look up two hours later, why “I’ll leave in five minutes” reliably becomes twenty-five, and why deadlines feelLeer Más
If you are told your ADHD assessment would benefit from a questionnaire completed by your mum, your older brother or someone else who knew you growing up, you are not being doubted. A collateral history (an account from someone who has known you a long time) is a standard, recommended part of good adult ADHDLeer Más
Nothing has actually happened and that is the confusing part.It is the last week of August. Your routine has quietly fallen apart over the summer and you have not managed to rebuild it. There is a low hum of something that is not quite anxiety and not quite guilt, and it gets louder every timeLeer Más
The week before term has its own particular weight. The summer has been long, the routine has quietly dissolved, and somewhere in the back of your mind is the knowledge that in seven days everyone has to be dressed, fed and out of the door by half past eight.If your child has ADHD, or youLeer Más
There is a particular shift that happens in the last week of August. The days are the same, the routine has not changed yet, but something in the house has tightened.Your child is snappier, they have stopped sleeping properly, they have started saying their stomach hurts… and it does hurt, and there is nothing medicallyLeer Más