By Clair Simpson, submitted 22 April 2021 Serendipity has long been in my list of top 5 favourite words, it is also the reason for my ADHD diagnosis aged 44. When thinking back on how it all came about, I have an image in my head of light bulb moments happening in adults around the country, which in domino style resulted in other adults finally…
Prof. J.J. Sandra Kooij (from PsyQ) talks with ‘Adulting with ADHD’ about ADHD & Hormone Research www.psyQ.nl Credit to https://adultingwithadhd.com by popular demand! is Dr. Sandra Kooij, a Dutch psychiatrist researching the relationship between hormones and ADHD. Dr. Kooij’s October webinar with ADHD Europe on the topic in October 2021 did not disappoint, and we talk about her life’s work From what she calls “danger…
Prof. Sandra Kooij explains Why is sleeping well such a challenge for people with ADHD, and what can we do about it? What is the late sleep phase in ADHD? Is ADHD actually a problem of the biological clock? Melatonin and other medications – do or don’t? What is light therapy and is it useful? Join our newsletter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i0O0yqvN4Y Help raise awareness with us Please…
by Anna Grant My story is that I was diagnosed with Dyslexia as a child. Despite having a family history of ADHD and the fact that Dyslexia and ADHD can often co-occur all my ADHD traits were put down to the Dyslexia and I was never tested for ADHD. I was smart and anxious to please my teachers. I did very well at school. As I got older,…
by Proudly ADHD, Cathy Rashdian, submitted 5th March 2021 I remember sitting in my physician’s office, arguing with her about me having ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) or not. My frequent visits to her office and discussions around my mental wellness seemed to have given her the evidence that I might have undiagnosed ADHD. The combination of being a new mom at 40 and also…
Anonymous, submitted 08 March 2021, I’m not diagnosed with ADHD, as yet, but I think at some point I will go for an official assessment. My own assessment is that I sit somewhere in the crossover of Inattentive ADHD and Autism. I’ve always struggled with some things that other people seemed to find really easy, and until recently I didn’t understand why I couldn’t do…
by literallyausome, 30th October 2020 In late August, I marked my two-year ADHD diagnosis anniversary. The passage of time, coupled with a global pandemic, has not allowed a lot of time for further reflection upon the diagnosis itself; however, remote-learning & having to revisit concepts that were long forgotten or never understood & try to explain them to my kids was a confronting reminder of…
Join our newsletter Authors –Farangis Dorani 1, Denise Bijlenga 2, Aartjan T F Beekman 3, Eus J W van Someren 4, J J Sandra Kooij 5 Affiliations – 1PsyQ Program and Expertise Center Adult ADHD, The Hague, the Netherlands. Electronic address: [email protected]. 2PsyQ Program and Expertise Center Adult ADHD, The Hague, the Netherlands; SEIN, Sleep-Wake Center, Heemstede, The Netherlands. Electronic address: [email protected]. 3Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Dept. of Psychiatry, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 4Amsterdam…
ADHD Women Reseach Contributors Join our newsletter We would like to whole heartedly thank all partners and colloborators for including ADHD Europe in various initiatives and ADHD related activities. The ADHD Community we represent are truly blessed by being included and being able to participate to get our ‘ADHD Voices heard’ and to get the ‘Evidenced Based Information’ that ‘ADHD is Real’. There are so…
ADHD, Addiction, and Substance Abuse ~ Prof. Anthony Ramos~Quiroga (Head of Pscyhiatry, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital based in Spain) explains why ADHD often co-occurs with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) in both adults and adolescents/ How this can complicate proper screening, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as resulting in poor treatment outcomes and discusses the genetic link between both conditions, the psychological aspects, diagnosis of both, and the options for treatment.…
