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Living with ADHD, or wondering whether ADHD might explain the challenges you face, can bring a lot of questions. Our articles explore everyday experiences, practical ways to make life more manageable, and support that may be available through the government’s Access to Work scheme.
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Access to Work and ADHD
What the scheme is, why you may not need a formal diagnosis, the kinds of support it can fund, and how to describe your needs clearly.
Applying for Access to Work, step by step
What to gather before you apply, such as your National Insurance number and workplace contact, and how to use everyday examples.
Could Access to Work pay for ADHD coaching?
Coaching as practical workplace support, why your decision letter matters, upfront costs, and why coaching is not a diagnosis.
ADHD and organising your time
Breaking tasks into small steps, using visible clocks and reminders, and learning from how you actually spend your time.
The effort others do not see
Recognising the hidden cost of managing everyday responsibilities, asking for specific support and leaving room to recover.
“Could this be ADHD?” Living without a diagnosis
Using recognition as a starting point, noting real examples and making practical changes while you explore.
Waiting for an ADHD assessment
Making everyday life more manageable without deciding the cause, one modest adjustment at a time.
Getting support without certainty
Practical changes and support you can use without a diagnosis, and caution about anyone promising to confirm ADHD.
ADHD symptoms in adults: what they can look like
How inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity often show up in adult life, and why they can look different from the childhood picture.
The everyday signs of ADHD people do not talk about
Unopened post, half-finished projects, the shower thoughts that vanish — the small daily patterns that many adults with ADHD recognise.
Online ADHD tests: what they can and cannot tell you
Why a self-screening questionnaire can be a useful starting point, and why it is not a diagnosis.
How to talk to your GP about ADHD
How to prepare for a short appointment so you can explain your difficulties clearly and ask about a referral.
ADHD medication: a plain-English overview
The main types of ADHD medication used in the UK, how they are usually started, and the questions worth asking.
Medication and strategies: why many people use both
Why medication is not the whole picture, and how practical habits and support can sit alongside it.
Rejection sensitivity and ADHD
What people mean by rejection sensitive dysphoria, why it is not a formal diagnosis, and why it resonates with so many adults with ADHD.
Coping with criticism when you have ADHD
Practical ways to pause, check the story you are telling yourself, and respond to feedback without spiralling.
What does ADHD mean?
A plain-English explanation of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and why the name does not quite fit how it feels.
The three types of ADHD, explained
What inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive and combined presentations mean, and why the labels can change over time.
ADHD in women: why it is often missed
Why many women are diagnosed later in life, how ADHD can look different, and the cost of masking.
Masking, exhaustion and ADHD burnout
What masking means, why keeping up appearances can be so tiring, and gentle ways to reduce the load.
How adults get diagnosed with ADHD in the UK
The usual route from GP to specialist assessment, what an assessment involves, and what happens afterwards.
After an ADHD diagnosis: what next?
The mix of relief and grief many adults feel after diagnosis, and practical first steps for the weeks that follow.
NHS or private ADHD assessment: things to consider
Waiting times, costs, and why it matters whether a private diagnosis will be recognised for ongoing NHS care.
Preparing for your ADHD assessment
What to gather, how to describe your experiences, and how to look after yourself on the day.
Right to Choose for ADHD assessments in England
What Right to Choose is, who it applies to, and how it can sometimes shorten the wait for an NHS-funded assessment.
How to ask your GP for a Right to Choose referral
A practical guide to raising Right to Choose with your GP, including what to bring and what to say.
ADHD at work: common challenges and adjustments
The workplace difficulties many adults with ADHD describe, and the kinds of reasonable adjustments that can help.
ADHD and relationships
How ADHD traits can affect partners, friends and family, and ways to reduce friction and misunderstanding.