Neurodiversity is a concept that recognizes the diversity of human neurological and cognitive functioning. This idea has emerged as a reaction to the traditional medical model of viewing differences in neurological function as disorders or diseases to be treated or cured. Instead, neurodiversity advocates argue that these differences should be accepted and celebrated, and that…
When you have ADHD, you hear about your weaknesses all too often. It’s so easy to focus on those, because we annoy ourselves so much with them and they attract a lot of unwanted attention! But what are the positives of ADHD, if any. Now you’re thinking… Because we know all too well that it’s…
In this blog we’re exploring the 10 mental shifts that we need to make, like guidelines or “rules” for life, that help you to be successful with ADHD. Having a brain that works differently, you need to think a little differently. The way you think will lead to different actions, and these in turn will…
Do you or your children see failure and mistakes as a bad thing? Are your children more likely to give up after failure? Do you tend to tell your children they are “clever” or say “well done for making an effort?” Would you be surprised if I told you that the former message to your…