welcome to adhd pirates
People come here at different points.
Some are exploring ADHD before assessment, while waiting, or after diagnosis. Others are supporting someone with ADHD, or looking for clearer ways to understand ADHD in workplaces and everyday life.
ADHD Pirates is a place to explore ADHD with curiosity, perspective and practical support.
We bring together research, lived experience and practical reflection, recognising that ADHD can be an important part of the picture without becoming the whole story.
Explore what seems relevant to your situation. Keep what helps and leave what does not.
Before you dive in
ADHD Pirates is not a clinical service, advice service, therapy provider or crisis service.
We do not provide diagnostic assessment, treatment, clinical advice or ongoing one-to-one services.
These boundaries are deliberate.
Where to start
Peer Groups
Tools & Resources
A curated collection of organisations, tools, books, podcasts and research to explore at your own pace.
WORKPLACE: EMPLOYEES
Practical information and signposting to help you understand workplace difficulties, explore support and decide what might be useful next.
WORKPLACE: EMPLOYERS & HR
Practical workplace guidance, free resources and specialist signposting for employers, managers and HR professionals dealing with neurodiversity at work.
Articles
Writing that brings together research, lived experience and everyday examples to explore ADHD with more context, curiosity and nuance.
LANGUAGE & TERMS
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Latest Articles and insights
You think you might have ADHD. What next?
Living with the question before you have a clearer answer There is a strange period between first wondering whether you might have ADHD and having a clearer answer. For some people it lasts months; for others, much longer. During that time, familiar difficulties can...
Why ADHD isn’t just about dopamine
Spend enough time reading about ADHD online and you will probably come across the same explanation: people with ADHD have low dopamine. It is used to explain why boring tasks can feel impossible, why interesting things can hold attention for hours, why someone might...
Learning to Like Ourselves Again: How ADHD and misunderstanding can erode self-worth
For some adults with ADHD, there can be a quiet sense of not being enough. Not smart enough, not organised enough, not consistent enough. Those feelings may have been shaped over years by setbacks, misunderstanding, criticism or simply noticing a repeated gap between...