Welcome to ADHD Pirates
ADHD and Neurodiversity Resources
ADHD is not one size fits all. Trying to make sense of the different advice, explanations, and language around it can feel overwhelming.
This space brings together lived experience and practical insight to help people find their way around ADHD and neurodiversity in ways that feel relevant to their own lives, including work, communication, and day-to-day challenges.
It is designed to help you explore, understand what is going on, and work out what might help in your situation.
This is a calm starting point, whether you are exploring ADHD for yourself or trying to better understand it in others.
Before you dive in
We do not provide one to one services, clinical advice, or crisis support.
This is intentional. ADHD Pirates is designed to help you make sense of things, explore different options, and find your own way forward, rather than telling you what to do.
What We Offer
ADHD Groups
ADHD Tools & Resources
A curated hub designed to help you understand ADHD and find options that fits your situation. Includes trusted organisations, apps, books, podcasts, and accessible research from the UK and beyond.
Articles
Workplace Resources
Guidance for navigating ADHD and neurodiversity at work, whether you are managing your own experience or supporting others.
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Latest Articles and insights
The Workers Missing from the ADHD Conversation
We’re pleased to share this piece from Jamie Gordon, a neurodiversity advocate, workshop facilitator and Employment Advisor within NHS Talking Therapies. Alongside founding the Reading ADHD Group, Jamie has spent years working across hospitality, retail and...
Working memory and ADHD: why life feels harder than it should
Ever forgotten where you put your car keys moments after setting them down? Walked into a room and suddenly wondered, “Why did I come in here?” Or met someone new, heard their name, and forgotten it seconds later? These moments happen to everyone. But for many adults...
Thinking Differently, Filtered Out. Why systems reward familiarity over insight
This article reflects on how organisations, institutions, and recruitment systems tend to respond to difference in practice, rather than how difference is experienced internally. It focuses on how systems decide what counts as legitimate experience, and how people who...