Attention Allies
Therapists for ADHD in BRISTOL
Resources
- The Attention Allies blog site has articles on a wide rage of ADHD-related topics including: RSD; Being normal; Addiction; Systems, structure and creativity; and Diagnosis. The blog is constantly growing, so do visit often.
- The Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) in this link consists of the 18 criteria used for establishing ADHD that was set out in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual version 4, text revision (DSM IV-TR). According to the ASRS, six of the 18 questions were found to be the most predictive of symptoms consistent with ADHD. These six questions form Part A of the Symptom Checklist. Part B of the Symptom Checklist contains the remaining twelve questions. Click the following link to view The Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS-v1.1).
- If you live in England and are registered with a GP surgery and your GP has referred you to a consultant or specialist in mental health, you now have the a legal right to choose who that mental healthcare provider or mental healthcare team is. This means that you don't always have to wait for an ADHD assessment on the NHS but that you can use another provider. Click here to read more details of this important right.
- The Bristol Adult ADHD Support Group is a "peer support group with the aim of bringing together people with shared experiences, to treat everyone’s experiences as being equally important, to involve people in both giving and receiving support, and to provide a space where people feel accepted and understood". Click to visit their web page.
- The Therapy Place blog site has a number of original ADHD related articles including: Getting to know your ADHD brain and Watchout: You neurodivergent stereotypes might still be alive and well. The blog is constantly growing, so do visit often.
- A recent statement from the Royal College of Psychiatrists welcomes NHS England, alongside Government, announcing that they will be launching a new attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) taskforce to improve care for people with ADHD.
- Stereotypes about ADHD, dyslexia and autism continue to shape judgement and limit understanding. An article that looks at the gap between what is said and what is done, and why true acceptance of neurodivergent people remains frustratingly out of reach.
Links
- The ADHD Foundation describe their charity as "the UK’s leading neurodiversity charity, offering a strength-based, lifespan service for the 1 in 5 of us who live with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, DCD, Dyscalculia, OCD, Tourette’s Syndrome and more". You can visit them at: www.adhdfoundation.org.uk
- The UK Adult ADHD Network (UKANN) was established in 2009 to provide support, education, research and training for mental health professionals working with adults with ADHD. The network was established I response to UK guidelines from NICE and British Association for Psychopharmacology which for the first time gave evidence based guidance on the need to diagnose and treat ADHD in adults as well as in children; and in response to the relative lack of training and support in this area for professionals working within adult mental health services.
- ADHD UK describes itself as being "by people with ADHD for people with ADHD" and here is their link.
- ADHD Aware is a national charity that helps people impacted by ADHD. You can find out more about them at this link.
Trusted Colleagues
Although our directory lists the Attention Allies core therapists, from time to time we feature below trusted colleagues who offer ADHD-informed therapy online.
Heather Oglesby is a neurodivergent, AFAB and queer, therapist. Her private practice can be found at www.heatheroglesbycounselling.co.uk and her article, I'm different; I just didn't know in how many ways is on the blog site.
Jenni Flight of Bumpstead Counselling is MBACP Accredited and has many years' experience in private practice, as well as work in charities, schools and employer-assisted programmes throughout Essex, Winchester and surrounding regions. Jenni has a special interest in supporting people with ADHD and ASD, offering online therapy and DBT skills. She works creatively to adapt her approach for those seeking assessment or managing diagnosis.