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Adult ADHD and everyday life

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Understanding ADHD in everyday life.

A clinician-led series exploring the body, attention, psychology and the conditions in which change becomes possible. Read one subject at a time, with research notes and references at the end of each article.

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Adult ADHD videos

Seventeen videos with English captions, chapters and full transcripts, linked to the articles and their research references.

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17 resources

Search by a question, a skill or a topic. For example: ADHD, motivation, brain breaks or body doubling.

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Body and daily foundations

Sleep, movement, nourishment, substances and recovery.

7 resources
Body and daily foundationsArticle

Sleep and adult ADHD

Sleep cycles, evening routines and daytime tiredness, and how to build a workable transition from activity to rest.

Body and daily foundationsArticle

Movement and adult ADHD

Movement, body awareness and attention, with practical ways to make exercise repeatable in the life you actually have.

Body and daily foundationsArticle

Food and nourishment in adult ADHD

Food variety, regular meals and the practical work of eating well when planning, appetite, time or access make it difficult.

Body and daily foundationsArticle

The gut and brain in adult ADHD

Digestion and the gut–brain relationship, with attention to food tolerance, daily routines and getting persistent symptoms assessed.

Body and daily foundationsArticle

Caffeine and substances in adult ADHD

Caffeine, alcohol and other substances: understand what the habit provides, what it costs, and what support helps you change it.

Attention and everyday tasks

Interest, effort, screen habits and practical ways to begin and return.

4 resources
Attention and everyday tasksArticle

Interest and motivation in adult ADHD

Interest, boredom and deep absorption in adult ADHD, and the conditions that help attention become available for everyday tasks.

Attention and everyday tasksArticle

Feeling tone and the experience of effort

Pleasant, unpleasant and neutral experience, and a clinical practice of approaching manageable tasks with awareness, relaxation and curiosity.

Attention and everyday tasksArticle

Practical strategies for adult ADHD

Body doubling, activity coupling, timers, reminders and device boundaries, with support for testing and adapting strategies.

Psychology and support

Self understanding, confidence and the support needed to make changes.

2 resources

Capacity and circumstances

Intelligence, exploration, modern life and responsibility within conditions.

4 resources

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Start with one part of your day.

Read at your own pace. Look closely at one recurring difficulty, the conditions around it and the support that could make a change possible.