The gift of being sensitive: HSP, ADHD and emotional resilience
With professional and personal interests in the subject matter, counsellor and therapeutic coach Sarah Guthrie takes a look at some of the potential interconnections between the highly sensitive person (HSP) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with a side order of rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) thrown in for good measure.
Empowering ADHD/NT couples with self-determination theory (SDT)
Attention Allies founder and specialist couples therapist Duncan E. Stafford offers some introductory insight to how SDT can be a strong, flexible and empowering framework to help support those living in mixed ADHD/neurotypical relationships.
Psychotherapeutic counsellor Bev Woolmer helps us to understand that ADHD doesn’t just happen in a vacuum. An ADHDer’s comorbid conditions can impact and/or mask symptoms of the condition.
Counsellor, psychotherapist and supervisor Claire Wirsig invites readers inside some of the thought processes that a network and community of therapists (focused on neurodivergence) must also consider.
Although anger is absent from formal ADHD diagnostic criteria, it may still play an important role in emotional regulation and self-protection. Here, transactional analysis-trained therapist Hayley Watkins explores how anger and ADHD may connect, offering fresh perspectives on understanding your emotional responses.