Blog categorized as Disability, Neuroinclusion & User Experience
They say that neurodivergent people wear a mask. I would call it armour and mine was made from my fierce independence. In May 2021 I received my ADHD diagnosis and slowly began to lose my armour. I began to accept that I had challenges that other people didn't have and that I needed some suppor...
Before I set off for France at the age of 16, volunteers from the organisation that had arranged the experience used the term "learning through crisis" to help us to put culture shock in perspective. Never has that phrase been more relevant to me than in trying to access support fol...
Some time ago I submitted an FOI request to the Department for Work and Pensions. I had noticed that ADHD does not feature in the Condition Insight Report, the primary reference document used by PIP Assessors. I was worried that, against the backdrop of sensationalist media headlines about ADH...
Keeping accessories that can easily get lost on a keyring is a godsend for anyone who tends to lost track of their stuff. My keyring obsession began with carabiners. I got sick of losing hair bobbles while camping, so I started to keep them on a carabiner, and have been using them ever since. Y...
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One French word encapsulates how I experience the world: décalage.
Depending on context it can mean gap, shift, difference, lag or discrepancy but can also be used to describe that feeling of being out of sync.
I’m constantly en décalage, much to the amusement of others...
It's come to my attention that certain public bodies are in need of a refresher on the Equality Act.
I believe that the benefit of considering atypical brains in communications and processes far outweighs the investment. ADHD brains deserve more than home-made workarounds. Let’s work on t...
I have ADHD expert Tracy Otsuka to thank for this tip. I have always known that mood was a big factor in my ability to get things done but an onslaught of “you should”s prevented me from recognising it as the basis of a valid productivity strategy. Believe me, it is.
It is counterintuitive....
ADHD specialist Brendan Mahan coined the term ‘Wall of Awful’ to describe the emotional barrier that prevents you from doing seemingly easy tasks. Sometimes short, routine tasks are the most insurmountable. No amount of post-it notes, to-do lists or Alexa reminders will give me the ammo ...
You know those tasks that make you go “urgh”? The ones that burrow into the recesses of your brain at every waking moment but will prompt you to do a deep clean of your house (including the oven) just to avoid tackling them? Those tasks. Get. Rid. Of. Them. Asking for help does not make you a failur...
Since the ’90s governments and businesses have worshipped at the alter of targets. Targets have become ubiquitous in education, fitness programmes and the workplace. Who hasn’t attended a workplace sermon preaching the gospel of SMART objectives? Like most productivity advice at first glance it make...
In the next series of posts I want to discuss some of the strategies I use to make me healthier and more productive. After years of experimenting I can confirm that you cannot strategise your way out of your ADHD and it’s important to manage expectations. A 50% success rate is a win for ...
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