I design apps & tweet about being a freelancer and creative with #ADHD. Dx'd Apr 2020 @ age 30. π¨π¦ in π¬π§ Certified ADHD coach ADHD coaching waitlist β¬οΈ
Brighton, UK
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Yes, take responsibility for your own life.
But, also yes, forgive yourself and treat yourself with much more kindness than this weirdo, if you struggle to perfectly overcome your ADHD symptoms.
People with ADHD already beat themselves up enough, this kind of talk isnβt helpful.
I really like the idea that because ADHD is a highly inheritable condition, in my family there must be a long line of absolutely unhinged impulsive af people stretching back generations.
Iβve traded it back to my great grandfather who was an orphan born in rural Poland who became a travelling musician, learned several languages, and decided to move his entire family of 7 to Canada when in 1939 he overheard Russian soldiers talking about potential for war coming.
When they took away access to trans healthcare for children completely after villainising it for years in the media, the public largely went along with it.
This is what is now happening to ADHD.
And I wonder who will be next?
This is institutionalized cruelty. #ADHD
ALT Newspaper headline with text: βNHS bodies in England impose two-year minimum wait for ADHD and autism assessments Patient groups decry βscandalousβ delays as four integrated care boards take step due to soaring demand for diagnosesβ
Finally put my clean clothes pile away.
ADHD people, please help me celebrate this immense achievement.
The ADHD tax nobody talks about enough is buying the same solution repeatedly because the problem wasnβt the product.
This is huge for ADHD. Forget about that shame you have for not going to the gym consistently as much as you forget to text your friends back. Just go and pretend itβs a brand new thing youβre doing, without the baggage.
The NHS once had to pay me Β£400 in compensation because they did such a terrible job at my ADHD diagnosis and treatment. Top that.
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If you have ADHD and you have always relied on anxiety to get things done....
You're on the road to ADHD burnout.
ADHD burnout means one day anxiety will stop working for you. as a motivational tool. You need to find healthy coping strategies before that happens.
Rationing ADHD diagnoses and treatment will cost the government far more money in the long run than simply diagnosing and providing treatment for every person with ADHD.
Exclusive from @benclatworthy
People with ADHD symptoms should not automatically be offered a formal diagnosis, a government review of mental health conditions will say
The review will recommend that patients are βtriagedβ under a βneeds basedβ system that emphasises support over diagnostic labels.
It means NHS resources will be prioritised for those with the highest level of impairment from ADHD symptoms, such as those at risk of self-harm or unable to work.
Those with milder symptoms may not get referred to NHS clinics but should still be able to get βholisticβ help if they donβt have a formal diagnosis, the report will say.
Children displaying restlessness at school, for example, could get extra one-on-one support regardless of whether they have any formal diagnoses of ADHD, autism or mental health problems
The review has been led by Professor Peter Fonagy, a leading psychoanalyst at University College London, and will warn that children and adults are currently βincentivisedβ to seek a diagnosis as it is the gateway to unlocking support - a finding of an interim review published in March
This means too many people spend years waiting for an ADHD assessment, with 800,000 currently on NHS waiting lists
thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/aβ¦
As someone who has been diagnosed with both ADHD and cancer, I can attest that levels of support I got from the NHS were polar opposites.
Spoiler: Cancer support was over the top incredible, ADHD support was nonexistent.
People donβt talk enough about how embarrassing it is to have ADHD fr.
Like yes, yes, letβs all work through our shame, but letβs be real this is a very silly condition sometimes
