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Check out my short reads on all things neurodiversity.
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How we can build a true sense of accomplishment with ADHD
I didn’t attend graduation for my MSc. Or my BSc. Or my PGCE. 🎉While others celebrated their hard-earned achievements, I didn't see the...
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ADHD, motivation and emotion
"Just get on with it, stop being lazy, you mustn’t let people down, you always do this…." 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼...
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ADHD, worry and the divergent thinking brain
Why am I worrying so much? If you’re stuck worrying and ruminating, could it be that you’re under-stimulated? Creative ADHD brain wants...
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ADHD and emotional regulation
This could be impacting your ability to regulate your emotions: People pleasing, anticipating other people’s reactions, trying to sooth...
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Do I have ADHD?
The ‘symptoms checklist’ (ASRS-v1.1) is typically used to initially identify ADHD in adults. For some people, a score only just into the...
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Why role modelling a strengths-based, neuro-affirming approach is important
Imagine growing up with this perspective on neurodivergence! I asked a friend's 9 year old daughter what she liked about her best friend...
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The Interest-based nervous system
🤔What if ADHD isn’t a deficit of attention? ⭐There is an assumption that with this 'condition' comes an inability to maintain attention,...
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Why am I procrastinating? What causes procrastination in ADHD, how to identify the cause and what you can do
And the text message remained unopened.. I was meeting up with a friend recently and although he’d messaged me a few days earlier to firm...
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4 Strategies for Quieting a Busy Mind and Finding Focus
Image: a woman sat meditating in a busy city Last week I attended a mindful walk with The Lazy Health club. Led by the compassionate and...
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4 reasons ADHDers may find paperwork more time consuming
⌛Does it take you AGGGGGGGEEESSS to complete your paperwork? Articles, projects, even text messages? For me it’s the Linkedin posts… Long...
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Purposeful Fidgeting: Why it's useful and ways to fidget more!
Research at the University of Auckland has provided preliminary support that fidgeting may increase attention in ADHDers.
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Question: At what age are females most likely to be diagnosed with ADHD?
Childhood, teens, 20s- 30s, 40s- 50s, 60 onwards? In a webinar featured on ADDitude magazine called ‘Hormonal fluctuations and ADHD’, Dr...
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Important Research Findings For Women Taking ADHD Medication
Historically, ADHD diagnosis and treatment have focused on male presentations, leading to under-diagnosis or misdiagnosis in women.
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Everybody Feels Like That Sometimes
Expressing what it is like to have ADHD can be a challenge as many of the symptoms involve everyday experiences.
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Why is it hard to tell the difference between ADHD and Autism?
Autism and ADHD are very different neurodivergent conditions, but with so many overlapping symptoms diagnosis can be challenging....
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Divergent thinking and the ADHD brain
Which one is most like you? A visionary thinker and ideas generator or the problem solver who gets things done? These represent two...
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Workplace challenges & funding to help - Access to work
Image You can’t have ADHD, you’re too organised! The expected workplace challenges someone with ADHD may experience include difficulties...
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Women with ADHD - Research has been missing a vital factor you need to know about…
Past research on ADHD was typically conducted on men. It was believed that the symptoms were the same for women. However, it is...
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Languishing. It's not feeling depressed, but it's not feeling happy either.
How did you feel when you were heading back to school after the summer holidays? I would experience a mixture of excitement and anxiety...
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