by Pippa, submitted 3 November 2021 My ADHD journey began when our son was diagnosed with the condition when he was at Primary School. I found help and support online and from a local Hertfordshire charity The ADD-vance ADHD and Autism Trust * (http://www.add-vance.org). I attended a course on ADHD and accessed parental coaching within the first year which transformed our family’s experience. It was…
by Jill Dykes, submitted 3 September 2021 I’d known about Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) for a long time. At least I thought I did. I had a degree in psychology and remember the description of fidgety boys who couldn’t sit still in school and had trouble learning as a result. I remember the cognitive dissonance I experienced when my lecturer explained that children…
by Anonymous, submitted 28 August 2021 ‘What are you trying to get out of this?’ The words of my GP echo through my head. It has taken me 6 months of battling with my surgery to be referred for an ADHD assessment, and I’m finally on the cusp. ‘The symptoms you have are also symptoms of depression and anxiety, so how do you know you’re…
My Story as a Late Diagnosed Autistic Woman – By Vanessa Hughes, submitted 23 August 2021 In August 2016, at the grand old age of 46, I experienced the most profound, and arguably, best day of my entire life. I learned that I am autistic. I am now 50 something. A neurodivergent woman, proud mother to two wonderful autistic/ADHD children and wife to an incredible…
By anonymous, submitted 17 July 2021 I was told by friends I had ADHD before I ever suspected it myself. I always struggled to focus in class, preferring to do activism work or even just play games at the back of class at University, and back in Secondary I used to doodle… something I thought was normal. The idea that someone could pay attention to…
by Jess Chadderton, submitted 14 July 2021 In follow up to my first blog i’ve spoken to at least a dozen friends — brilliant humans, both men and women — who suspect they have ADHD and are considering pursuing a diagnosis. I just want to say: knowing that other people might be able to find some answers because i shared my experience is all i…
by Jess Chadd, submitted 14 July 2021image https://www.mindful.org/eight-ways-to-care-for-your-amazing-brain/First publication https://jess-chadd.medium.com/finding-out-why-im-not-fitting-in-a5b2876270f3 Today I finally got an appointment confirmed with a psychiatrist and I’m so damn excited about it. I know, what? It sounds a bit weird and scary. Am i ok? Mostly, yes. Is there something going on with my brain? Probably, yes. My life has overall been pretty fantastic. I remember saying to friends a couple of…
Sbubmitted 25 May 2021, by Tessa Schoots I got officially diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 7. When I was 4 years old, my parents already saw that I had way too much energy, that I spoke fast and loud and that I had no concentration whatsoever. They took me to a doctor who did the usual tests on me and he already could…
By Anonymous, submitted 19 May 2021 I always knew I was different. What a cliché start for an article like this, right? It’s true, though. Most neurodivergent people feel different from their peers from a young age on. A lot of us don’t find out why until much later. Either our difficulties weren’t picked up on as children, or maybe our parents didn’t want to…
by Anonymous, submitted 13 May 2021 Where do I start? Knowing today, what I didn’t know before, by learning how girls and women are affected differently by ADHD, and how many others just like me haven fallen through the net. Yes, I was one of those girls who went through childhood, and adolescence, and adult life without knowing or being recognized by those around with…
