welcome to adhd pirates
People come here at different points.
Some are trying to understand ADHD before assessment, while waiting, or after diagnosis. Others are alongside someone with ADHD, or looking for clearer ways to make sense of ADHD in workplaces, education or other organisations.
ADHD Pirates exists for that space: a place to explore and make sense of ADHD.
Everything here offers starting points, resources and practical things to try. Explore what feels relevant, keep what is useful and leave what does not fit.
While our focus is ADHD, some of the ideas here also connect with wider conversations about neurodiversity.
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
Access to Work, workplace adjustments, legal signposting and practical routes for employees trying to understand their options.
WORKPLACE: EMPLOYERS & HR
Practical guides and signposting for managers, employers and HR teams navigating ADHD and neurodiversity at work.
Articles
Writing that brings together research, lived experience and everyday examples to make complex ADHD topics clearer and more useful.
LANGUAGE & TERMS
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Latest Articles and insights
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...
Why ADHD Feels So Inconsistent
One of the most common questions raised in ADHD peer support groups is surprisingly simple: Why can I do something one day and not the next? Many people with ADHD describe caring deeply about something, wanting to do it, and fully intending to act. Yet somehow the...
ADHD, Work, and Finding Direction: Why “Find Your Purpose” Can Be Unhelpful
Many of us with ADHD can find ourselves either pushing relentlessly or stuck on everyday tasks and decisions. Often, both are part of the same pattern. Trying to stay organised and on top of everything can gradually turn into something else. More systems. More effort....