I’m different; I just didn’t know in how many ways
Growing up neurodivergent, AFAB and queer, guest therapist Heather Oglesby explores the lasting impact of socialisation, masking and marginalisation. Blending personal experience with wider insight, this piece highlights intersecting identities, the toll of invisibility, and the liberating power of self-understanding, authenticity and embracing neuroqueer identity and joy.
The overlap between ADHD and trauma: Why diagnosis isn’t always straightforward
In this article, psychotherapist Ana Jorge explores the key differences and overlaps between trauma and ADHD, revealing how neurodiverse brains respond to high-pressure, judgemental environments. Discover how stress and abuse impact focus and regulation, and learn how body-based therapies can support healing, balance and improved cognitive function in affected individuals.
ADHD, perimenopause and sleep: The tale of Sleepless Beauty
Attention Allies psychotherapist Claire Wirsig explores what happens when ADHD and perimenopause collide – and sleep takes the hit. Forget fairytale slumber; this is the frazzled, middle-of-the-night edition, starring hormones, hyperfocus and too much thinking. In this article Claire unpacks why rest becomes elusive and how a dose of understanding and self-compassion can help you to find your way back to it.
ADHD across generations: Boys and men growing up: 1966–2026 (Part 1: Now you are 60)

In a three-part series tracing 60 years of men’s experiences with ADHD, Attention Allies psychotherapists Duncan E. Stafford and Adam Wilson examine the silent shame of the 1960s to the hyper-aware digital age from the early noughties onwards. Blending social insight with personal voices, they offer a considered perspective on how shifting attitudes and the overlapping influences of class, culture and access to care have reshaped the struggles, strengths and self-understanding of boys and men living with ADHD across the generations.

ADHD across generations: Boys and men growing up: 1966–2026 (Part 2: Now you are 40)
In the second of a three-part series, Attention Allies psychotherapists Duncan E. Stafford and Adam Wilson continue their journey tracing 60 years of men’s experiences with ADHD. The 1980s is when ADHD really began to enter public debate. 
ADHD across generations: Boys and men growing up: 1966–2026 (Part 3: Now you are 20)

In the final part of this three-part series, Attention Allies psychotherapists Duncan E. Stafford and Adam Wilson continue their journey in tracing 60 years of men’s experiences with ADHD. The 2000s is when ADHD began to be recognised not just as a childhood issue but as a lifelong condition shaping adulthood too.


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