ADHD Resources for Adults

ADHD in adults – a guide to living successfully with ADHD: click here
Explaining your ADHD to others: click here
ADHD and benefits: click here
ADHD and your GP: click here
Famous adults with ADHD: click here
ADDitude: click here
History of ADHD: click here
Responses to ADHD Deniers: click here
ADHDadultuk: click here
ADHD Foundation: click here
Video guides to ADHD: click here

ADHD in the workplace: click here
An employer’s guide to ADHD in the workplace: click here
Reasonable adjustments: click here
ADHD Welfare Pack: click here
ADHD Interview Adjustments: click here
Access to Work advice and guidance: click here

Our bespoke Choices and Medication page which provides information on ADHD, different types of ADHD medication and information on specific medication: click here
Ultimate guide to ADHD medication: click here

ADHD_LOVE: https://www.tiktok.com/@adhd_love
My ADHD brain: https://www.tiktok.com/@myadhdbrain
BBC Sounds: That ADHD Story

Task Management Matrix: click here
Apps for supporting ADHD: click here
To-Do list: click here
Daily task planner: click here
How to set SMART goals: click here
ADHD Debt/Fines – Appeal Support Letter: click here
The Warwick Mental Health Well Being Scale is a well respected scale and if used intermittently can be used to track change. It has been used by people making lifestyle changes, medication changes or other changes/learning as a tool to help track the impact of those changes.

There are a significant number of people with both ADHD and Autism. If you’re an adult and think you might have autism, the AQ50 is an autism screener for adults who may have been missed previously.

People with ADHD may want to show Sunflower Scheme items to indicate they have a hidden disability. You can buy Sunflower Scheme items (E.g. lanyards, cards, pins) from the Hidden Disabilities Store. www.hiddendisabilitiesstore.com

ADHD and Employment Law advice and guidance: click here
Disability Rights UK: click here
Disability Law Service: click here
Mind, ‘Disability Discrimination’: click here
Disability Justice Project: click here
ACAS, ‘What disability means by law: Definition of disability’: click here
[Includes a section on ‘Neurodiversity including ADHD, autism, dyslexia and dyspraxia’]
GMB Union, ‘The Law and Neurodiversity at Work’ : click here
Prospect, ‘What does the law say about neurodiversity equality at work?: click here

Young Minds Parent Support Information
Parents helpline for detailed advice, emotional support and signposting about a child or young person up to the age of 25.

Call for free on: 0808 802 5544 from 9:30am – 4pm, Mon – Fri
www.youngminds.org.uk/parent

TIC+ Parent Support Line
Drop in, free, anonymous, confidential helpline MON 5pm – 9pm, TUES 9:30am – 1pm, WEDS 5pm – 9pm, SAT 9:30am – 1pm

www.ticplus.org.uk/parents-carers/
0800 652 5675

Family Lives
www.familylives.org.uk/how-we-can-help
0808 800 2222

CAMHS Crisis Team
They can provide support for young people under 18 who are experiencing extreme emotional distress and are struggling to cope due to a mental health crisis.

Telephone: 01482 301701 (option 2) between 5pm and 9am Monday to Friday. Also available on weekends and bank holidays.

Barnardo’s See, Hear, Respond Support Hub
Provide advice and information to families, parents, and carers of children who have been struggling during the current pandemic.

0800 1577015
www.barnardos.org.uk/see-hear-respond/carer-referral