Attention Allies
Therapists for ADHD in BRISTOL
Bruised/RSD
Although Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) is not formally recognised as a medical diagnosis, many people with ADHD identify with its intense emotional impact. In this gut-punching poem, Jackie Fernandez captures the shame, rejection and emotional overwhelm that can shape relationships, self-esteem and everyday life for those experiencing RSD.
From the Space Race to Ritalin
Attention Allies founder, psychotherapist, counsellor and ADHD coach Duncan E. Stafford brings you an express read in which he highlights the fascinating connection that can be drawn between the Sputnik panic of 1957 and Methylphenidate.
ADHD therapy: Systems, structure and creativity
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 the way we operate.
“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?
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.)