Attention Allies
Therapists for ADHD in BRISTOL
Bruised/RSD
Although Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) is yet to be formally recognised as a diagnosis by the medical professions, many people who have ADHD – or know an ADHDer – will have some awareness of the difficulties RSD can bring to a person’s life and relationships. In her gut-punching verse, poet Jackie Fernandez lets us take […]
From the Space Race to Ritalin
Our founder, psychotherapist, counsellor and ADHD coach Duncan E. Stafford brings you the first of our ADHD express reads series in which he highlights the fascinating connection that can be drawn between the Sputnik panic of 1957 and Methylphenidate. (2 minute read) From the early to mid-20th century, educators, doctors and politicians were, according to […]
ADHD therapy: systems, structure and creativity
Get ready to find some direction. Counsellor and creative therapist Rich Hayden suggests that ADHDers can be naturally drawn to work more comfortably in therapy with some flexible systems, structure and the use of all forms of creativity. Engaging our “right brain” in this way might eventually help us to find peace and harmony in […]
“Am I normal?”
Psychotherapist, counsellor and ADHD coach Duncan E. Stafford hopes you “don’t feel normal”. Why is this and how can it help ADHDers to create useful tools for self-development? (5 minute read) The subject of “normal” in connection with adult ADHD is one that comes up regularly in my consulting room. Any quick search online for […]
ADHD? ME?
A poem about the moment, in adult life, when someone discovers they have ADHD. Witty and powerful, poet Jackie Fernandez captures in a little over 200 words the shock and discombobulation she experienced when she discovered she was no longer neurotypical. (Please be aware, this poem contains expletives.) I was at my therapy session. […]