NeuroSpace

Little boosts for ADHD girls’ confidence:

Speak up – your voice matters

We’ve got your back

Accommodations = rights, not favours

Find your people who get it

Know your worth – it’s not up for debate

💛 Celebrate every win! #ADHDGirls #Neurodiversity #Confidence

What if every #parent of a child with #ADHD was offered proper support from day one?

Programmes like the New Forest Parenting Programme show that with the right tools, families #thrivenotjustsurvive.

Back the Parents

📚 Daley et al., 2018

#ADHDParenting #FamilySupport #Neurodiversity

What if we stopped viewing ADHD as something children “grow out of”… and instead built systems that grow with them?

Imagine diagnostic services designed not just for children, but for women, older adults, and those who’ve been missed for years.

#ADHD #Neurodiversity #DiagnosisForAllAges

ADHD & Education – It Doesn’t Just Disappear

Even when ADHD symptoms remit by adulthood, the effects often linger.

This isn’t about laziness or lack of effort. It’s about missed support, misunderstood needs, and systemic gaps.

#ADHDAwareness #Education #Neurodiversity #EarlyIntervention #ADHD

Great charity give them a follow

Last week someone said to me:
"You seem more bipolar than ADHD."

This is why so many people feel unheard. ADHD isn’t one thing. It’s racing thoughts, overwhelm, and yes, sometimes emotional intensity.

Listen before you label.
#ADHD #Neurodiversity #MentalHealth

It’s time we stop ignoring what ADHD really looks like — especially in women and girls.

💬 Diagnosed later in life? What helped you find clarity?

#ADHDInWomen #Neurodiversity #LateDiagnosis #MentalHealthAwareness #WomenAndADHD #InvisibleStruggles #ADHDUK

Symptoms often internal: burnout, overwhelm, emotional dysregulation (Young et al., 2020)

The result?
🔹 Missed support
🔹 Years of self-doubt
🔹 Masking mistaken as personality

📊 The stats: • Girls = up to 3x less likely to be diagnosed (Hinshaw & Scheffler, 2014)
• Many women wait 10+ years longer for diagnosis (Hamed et al., 2015)
• 50%+ experience anxiety or depression too (Kooij et al., 2010)

"I thought it was just me.”

One of the most common things women say after an ADHD diagnosis — often in their 30s, 40s or beyond.

For years, ADHD in women has flown under the radar. Here’s why that matters 🧵👇

What does real support for neurodivergent people look like?

🛋️ Calm spaces
🗣️ Advocacy that listens
👥 Peer support that gets it
🌱 Support that joins the dots

It’s not about ‘fixing’ people—it’s about understanding them.

#Neurodiversity #Inclusion #HolisticSupport #LivedExperience

I did peopling yesterday #exhausted
#masking #Neurodivergence

Sat across from a senior leader in a meeting.
Foot tapping. Scrunchy twirling. Mind clearly racing with ideas.

It was my turn to speak.
But I offered her the floor.

Sometimes it’s not speaking first – it’s noticing when someone else needs the space to thrive

#EmotionalIntelligence #Women

📢 Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling – 16 June 2025

Mr Harry Stedman v Haven Leisure Ltd [2025] EAT 82

A claimant with #Autism & #ADHD was wrongly found not disabled. EAT confirmed:
Only 1 daily activity needs to be affected
Focus on what someone can’t do
✔️ Diagnosis informs impact

Sat across from a senior leader in a meeting.

Foot tapping. Scrunchy twirling. Mind clearly racing full of ideas.

It was my turn to speak.
But I offered her the floor.

Sometimes, it is not about speaking first – it’s noticing when someone else needs the space.
#EmotionalIntelligence #QuietPower

6/
Neurodivergent burnout is real.
It isn’t weakness.
It’s a sign the environment needs to change — not the person.

Let’s do better. 🧠💬
#WorkplaceWellbeing #ActuallyNeurodivergent #NeurodiversityAtWork

What helps?
✅ Flexible working
✅ Quiet spaces
✅ Clear communication
✅ Acceptance of stim behaviours
✅ Less meetings, more choice
✅ Being allowed to work your way
#InclusionMatters

Causes?
🔸 Masking too much
🔸 Sensory overload
🔸 Lack of downtime
🔸 Poor adjustments
🔸 Constant pressure to “fit in”
It builds slowly — and crashes hard.
#MaskingAtWork

Signs at work might include:
🔹 Memory lapses
🔹 Trouble focusing
🔹 Emotional overwhelm
🔹 Shutdowns
🔹 Withdrawing from colleagues
🔹 Sudden drop in confidence or productivity

It affects people with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, Tourette’s & more.
Often misread as poor performance or disengagement — when in fact, it’s survival mode.
#Neurodiversity #ActuallyNeurodivergent

Neurodivergent burnout isn’t just “being tired.”
It’s a deep exhaustion from constantly adapting in environments that don’t suit how your brain works.
#NeurodivergentBurnout #ADHD #Autism #WorkplaceWellbeing

Females with ADHD: An expert consensus statement taking a lifespan approach providing guidance for the identification and treatment of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder in girls and women There is evidence to suggest that the broad discrepancy in the ratio of males to females with diagnosed ADHD is due, at least in part, to lack of recognition and/or referral bias in females. Studies s...

#ADHD in women? It’s rarely just ADHD.

Co-occurring conditions are common — #Autism, #PMDD, #anxiety, #sleep & #eatingdisorders often go hand in hand.

Diagnosis is missed or delayed far too often.
We need better awareness & gender-informed support.
#Neurodiversity #MentalHealth

Maybe it’s not just girls being missed.
Maybe we need an ADHD assessment tool that actually captures the full picture — internalised symptoms, emotional dysregulation, masking — in boys and girls.

Because behaviour isn’t the whole story.
#ADHD #Neurodiversity #ADHDGirls #ADHDAwareness

Started deep cleaning the kitchen.
Now £40 deep in storage boxes I know will end up under the sink 🙃
Just letme have my organisation delusion. Plus only half the kitchen will see anti bac #ADHDLife #NeuroSpice

ADHD in women is often missed—and when it is recognised, it’s rarely just ADHD.

Many women also experience: • Autism • Anxiety & depression • PMDD • Sleep issues • Eating disorders

Support must be holistic and gender-aware.

#ADHDinWomen #Neurodiversity #MentalHealth #ADHD

NHS England » Report of the independent ADHD Taskforce NHS England » Report of the independent ADHD Taskforce

ADHD & mental health are deeply linked—yet too many people face long waits or fall between services.

The 2025 ADHD Taskforce urges early, needs-led support across education, health & community care.

We agree: no one should face mental health challenges alone. 💙

#ADHD #MentalHealth #Neurodiversity

ADHD doesn’t always look the way people expect. For many, especially girls and women, it’s not about being ‘hyper’ – it’s about being overwhelmed, misunderstood, or quietly struggling to cope.
💬 Let's talk more about the inattentive type.
#ADHD #Neurodiversity #MentalHealthAwareness

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Your mental health matters.
#MentalHealthMatters #Wales #Support #LongWeekend

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