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
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...
ADHD and Avoidance: When the Task Isn’t the Whole Problem
I have been thinking recently about why “getting things done” can become so complicated for people with ADHD. I first noticed the pattern in myself, then began recognising versions of it in friends and in conversations through ADHD Pirates. Someone who has been out of...
Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) and ADHD: A Plain English Guide for Students
This guide was created by ADHD Pirates CIC in collaboration with Chris Barlow from Remtek Workplace. Chris’s experience supporting students with assistive technology helped shape the guide, which ADHD Pirates CIC has edited into plain English. Starting...