I haven’t posted anything for months. Sorry. I’m not one for inventing reasons to post – that ends up with ‘dog bites man – read the latest’ style made up news. There just hasn’t been anything I’ve considered newsworthy for AGES, at least not in ADHD land. Waiting times are still shit, but getting slightly better due to Right To Choose. Some GPs are still being arses – as I said it’s mainly dog bites man style rubbish, but I need to post something just so new people don’t think mADDchester has stopped doing stuff. WE’RE STILL DOING STUFF!!! LGF ..read more

See my previous post for the petition – a standard request for extra funding to remedy the disaster that is ADHD on the NHS Once again the Department of Health and Social Care have swerved giving any kind of boost to funding to reduce the, frankly, pathetic (catastrophic) waiting lists to be treated for ADHD on the NHS. 18 weeks? 18 weeks has always been a bit of a dream – we’re talking years. I know people that have waited over three years…and it’s a serious condition if left untreated. They will always point out that some people are seen in weeks – I took someone to be diagnosed seven weeks ..read more

A researcher from University College London asked me to help publicise a request for volunteers to be interviewed about their experiences with ADHD. I was supplied with all the information to verify that they’re conducting proper research and can be trusted. LGF ..read more

OFFICIAL : Message from Dr Tint’s office. Any Salford NHS patient who has not yet been referred to ADHD360 should approach their GP for a referral so they can have a review. LGF ..read more

Katy examines something that is a serious problem (a cause of much unhappiness) in the ADHD community. Probably. Take it away Katy! LGF The definition, science and controversy of Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria and ADHD This is a long post so please feel free to scroll down to the headings that most interest you. You don’t need to read it all to understand each section. Rejection sensitivity. It’s a hot button topic in online ADHD circles these days. Go to any ADHD forum or peer support page and you’re likely to find some mention of it, whether it’s a “does anybody else feel like this?” post or ..read more

I’ve already mentioned that ADHD is an equal opportunities condition. But one of the strange quirks, according to my anecdotal evidence (many years of meeting ADHDers), is that ADHDers tend to be intelligent. When I say ‘intelligent’ I mean having agile minds – fast moving and able to solve problems that you wouldn’t expect. E.g. I ended up doing an A level I wasn’t cut out for – mathematics – with the Oxbridge candidates. Hardcore maths geeks. I was completely out of my depth and rapidly fell behind. But every now and then I’d look at a problem and the answer would just leap into focus. I co ..read more

Way, way (way) back, in season 1 of The Last Leg, I noticed their bias in favour of the mobility impaired. They used to have disabled guests on…so I thought I’d see if I could. Coz I’m disabled. One Too Many? I did some research and couldn’t find any way to contact them…except by Twitter. A single point of access, which I couldn’t manage – disabled, see. This type of restriction is typical of organisations that wish to control who accesses them – might as well remove those ramps and put the stairs back in. I emailed Chanel 4 about it. Obviously it was dealt with by the work experience minion ..read more

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Today I took four dogs for a walk in the woods. Four. A whippet, a hyperactive cockerpoo, a broken down lurcher (effectively a greyhound) and an ancient terrier. Don’t mess with the terrier, she’ll give you a nasty suck. This can be quite tricky – four dogs, each with their own agenda. Concentrate. One lapse and you could lose one, which is hours wasted. And distressing. So I have to be properly medicated and in the zone. All dogs have ADHD (have a think about their behaviour) and one of this quartet is truly hyper, he can wear you out with ease. Can you spot him? It’s tricky. Less than two w ..read more

Right, that’s it. I’ve run out of ideas. Two days of finding material – it’s too much! Only kidding. Random ADHD Fact No2 Know any ADHDers? No? You’re wrong. You’re surrounded by us. That person that cut you up in traffic and then shouted abuse at you? Probably an ADHDer. The friend whose finances are a complete train wreck, despite them having a well paid job? Possibly one of us. The chronically late/early person in the office? Being on time is a real struggle for us. The intelligent friend that can’t read a book? As usual – these are just pointers – taken on their own they mean nothing, but ..read more