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Facilitating today’s ADHD Peer Support Group in Treorchy.
Today’s group-chosen topic: RSD (Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria).
Community-led support in action. Local voices shaping local wellbeing.

Hi, I’m Corey. I’m taking on a challenge to raise money for Mental Health Matters Wales. It’s been a tough year and a half, but with support I’m in a better place now. If you can donate or share, it would mean a lot. 💙
👉 gofund.me/33e63b043

Exciting news: On Mon 12 Jan 2026 (6-8pm) at Union Offices, Bridgend, Dr Jane Hanley & Mark Williams launch ‘Supporting Parents and Families with Perinatal Mental Health & Well-being’. Join us, bring colleagues & network!

💭 If you won £25 000 in our Wellness Lottery, what would you do first – holiday, home upgrade or help others? Tell us below 👇 Then play today ➡ mhm-wales.unitypayments.co.uk/play
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Please help us circulate the Creative Wellbeing Calendar for Bridgend. Sign-up allows people to receive a monthly list of verified free sessions and hubs. Share with clients, families or networks: forms.office.com/e/rsdma8ME5z

Our Dementia Hub also runs gentle Wellbeing Walks in Bridgend & Porthcawl — open to carers and people living with dementia. For monthly dates and venue info, sign up here: forms.office.com/e/HxUEHzTkS3

Don’t miss our new Pyle Dementia Hub sessions 💙 🗓 Tues 18 Nov, 10.30–12 📍Pyle Library Fun free activities for people living with dementia & carers. 👉 bdh@mhmwales.org

PayPal tip: set MHM WALES as your favourite charity today. Add £1 at checkout. All funds raised support people living with dementia and their loved ones. 🙏

Strength isn’t about staying silent, it’s about speaking up when you need to.
💚 Visit www.mhmwales.org.uk for wellbeing support and advocacy services across Wales.
#StrongNotSilent #MensWellbeing #MHMwales

Nid yw cryfder yn golygu aros yn dawel, mae’n golygu gofyn am gymorth pan fo ei angen arnoch.

The Dementia Hub is growing creativity, support and community each week. Grateful to SPF partners, @bridgend.gov.uk and our brilliant volunteers.

Diolch i chi gyd

💙 Every ticket helps someone find support, friendship & hope. 50p of every £1 funds our services. Play now 👉 mhm-wales.unitypayments.co.uk/play
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Join us at Ty Llwynderw Extra Care, Maesteg for fun & friendship 🎳♟ 🗓 Tues 11 & 25 Nov, 10.30–12 Free activities for people living with dementia & carers. 👉 bdh@mhmwales.org

Remember, remember… to favourite MHM WALES on PayPal! Search, tap the heart, then add £1.

All funds raised support individuals and families facing dementia. 💥💚

💙 Don’t forget the Bridgend Parkinson’s Group meets at our Quarella Road offices every second Wednesday, 1–3 pm. All welcome!

Cofiwch mae Grŵp Parkinson’s Pen-y-bont yn cwrdd yn ein swyddfa ar Ffordd Quarella, ail Ddydd Mercher, 1–3 yp. Croeso i bawb!

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

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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