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ADHD Organisations & Networks

ADHD UK: National charity with helplines, guides and peer support for adults and families.
(Community / charity · UK · Free)

NHS:Official UK information on ADHD, including diagnosis, treatment and living with ADHD.
(Official resource · UK · Free)

Find the ADHD Girls: Resource hub raising awareness of girls and inattentive ADHD, with articles and infographics. (Lived-experience resource · US · Free)

ADHD Babes: UK-based, community-led support for Black women and Black non-binary people of African-Caribbean descent with ADHD, centred on disability justice, peer empowerment and collective growth. (Community / charity · Lived-experience resource · UK · Free)

ADHD Europe:Network of ADHD organisations across Europe offering advocacy, information, research updates and community perspectives. (Community / charity · Europe · Free)

ADHD Adult UK:Long-running UK organisation supporting adults with ADHD, including diagnosis information and lived-experience perspectives. (Community / charity · Lived-experience resource · UK · Free)

Courses & learning

Understanding ADHD (Open University): Self-paced introduction to ADHD basics.
(Professional organisation · UK · Free)

Understanding ADHD (King’s College London, FutureLearn): Research-informed course covering ADHD in children and adults, including ADHD in women and girls.
(Professional organisation · UK · Free)

Local support (Staffordshire)

Staffordshire SENDIASS: Confidential information and support around education, EHCPs and local services for families and young people. (Official resource · UK · Free)

Financial support

StepChange: Debt charity offering free, confidential budgeting and financial advice.
(Community / charity · UK · Free)

MoneyHelper: Free, impartial money guidance backed by government, with signposting to further support. (Official resource · UK · Free)

Turn2us: Benefits calculator and grants search for people facing financial insecurity.
(Community / charity · UK · Free)

Nutrition & energy

Nutrimind: Articles and science-informed perspectives on nutrition, focus and mental energy. Educational only — not medical advice. (Professional resource · US · Free)

DC Nutrition: UK nutritional therapist sharing ADHD-aware information on nutrition, gut health and wellbeing. Educational only — not medical advice. (Professional resource · UK · Free)

NHS Every Mind Matters Sleep: Practical sleep information and a free email programme for developing a more consistent sleep routine. (Official resource · UK · Free)

Podcasts & videos

ADHD rewired: Long-running podcast exploring routines, focus, regulation and everyday ADHD life. (Lived-experience resource · US · Free)

How to ADHD (YouTube): Accessible videos about organisation, emotions and everyday ADHD experiences. (Lived-experience resource · US · Free)

Best for: clear, accessible explanations and practical ideas.

ADHD Love (YouTube): Short, relatable videos exploring ADHD in relationships and everyday life, based primarily on lived experience. (Lived-experience resource · UK · Free)

Best for: relationship and everyday-life perspectives.

The ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Podcast: Conversations about ADHD and women’s health and wellbeing. (Lived-experience resource · UK · Free)

The ADHD Adults Podcast: ADHD discussion combining research, humour, professional backgrounds and lived experience. (Lived-experience resource · UK · Free)

Best for: hearing research and lived experience discussed together.

Motherhood in ADHD: Podcast supporting mothers navigating ADHD and parenting.
(Lived-experience resource · US · Free)

Nutritional Mental Health Podcast (Nutrimind): ADHD-informed discussions around nutrition, focus and mood. (Professional resource · US · Free)

ADHD Science Podcast (ADHD UK): Research-focused conversations exploring ADHD findings and ideas. (Community / charity · Research-focused · UK · Free)

That ADHD Story (BBC Sounds): BBC series exploring ADHD through lived experience and expert perspectives. (Professional and lived-experience perspectives · UK · Free)

Reading & comprehension

Microsoft Immersive Reader: Reads text aloud with highlighting and other reading supports.
(Commercial tool · Free)

Natural Reader: Text-to-speech reader for documents and online text.
(Commercial tool · Free / Paid)

BeeLine Reader: Uses colour gradients to help guide eye movement while reading.
(Commercial tool · Free / Paid)

Organisation & task management

Microsoft To Do: Simple to-do lists with reminders and progress tracking.
(Commercial tool · Free)

Todoist: Task manager for prioritising, scheduling and reminders.
(Commercial tool · Free / Paid)

Trello: Visual boards and lists for organising projects and breaking work into stages.
(Commercial tool · Free / Paid)

Llama Life: Visual task list that breaks work into timed steps and can make a larger workload feel more manageable. (Commercial tool · Free / Paid)

Focus & productivity

Forest: Encourages focused periods away from distracting phone apps using a simple visual timer. (Commercial tool · Paid, low cost)

Cold Turkey: Blocks selected apps or websites for defined periods.
(Commercial tool · Free / Paid)

Goblin Tools: Uses AI-assisted tools to break unclear or overwhelming tasks into smaller steps.
(Commercial tool · Free / Paid)

Dubbii: Provides prompts and shared-accountability activities intended to help with starting and completing tasks. (Commercial tool · Free / Paid)

Focusmate: Pairs people with another person for quiet, timed online work sessions.
(Commercial tool · Paid, low cost)

Flow.club: Structured online focus sessions using timers and light facilitation.
(Commercial tool · Paid)

Writing & communication

Grammarly: Grammar and clarity support for emails and documents.
(Commercial tool · Free / Paid)

Google Docs Voice Typing: Dictation built into Google Docs.
(Commercial tool · Free)

Notes & mind mapping

Google Keep: Voice notes, lists and reminders.
(Commercial tool · Free)

MindMeister: Visual mind maps for brainstorming and planning.
(Commercial tool · Free / Paid)

Saner.ai: AI-supported note taking and task organisation that may help capture and organise information.
(Commercial tool · Paid)

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reMarkable 2: Digital e-paper notebook designed for writing and note-taking with fewer on-screen distractions.
(Commercial tool · Paid hardware)

AI assistants (use with care)

AI tools are not ADHD-specific, but some people find them useful for planning, organising information or reducing mental effort.

ChatGPT (OpenAI): Can help turn messy notes into clearer steps, explain information or draft text. Example: “Turn these notes into a three-step action plan.”
(Commercial tool · Global · Free / Paid)

Gemini (Google): Can help with planning and organising information, including alongside other Google tools. Example: “Suggest three meals I can make with what’s in my fridge.”
(Commercial tool · Global · Free / Paid)

Claude (Anthropic): Can help explain, summarise or restructure longer pieces of information.
Example: “Explain this email simply and tell me what I need to do.”
(Commercial tool · Global · Free / Paid)

Scheduling & meetings

Calendly: Online scheduling that connects with your calendar.
(Commercial tool · Free / Paid)

Fathom.video: Records, transcribes and summarises online meetings.
(Commercial tool · Free)

Otter.ai: Records and transcribes meetings to help capture key points and actions.
(Commercial tool · Free / Paid)

Routine, motivation & movement

Outset: Exercise planner that adapts planning around your calendar and the weather.
(Commercial tool · Paid)

Finch: Habit and self-care app using a virtual pet and small goals.
(Commercial tool · Free / Paid)

Daylio: Visual mood and activity tracking without requiring long-form journalling.
(Commercial tool · Free / Paid)

Insight Timer : Guided meditation, mindfulness and calming audio.
(Commercial tool · Free / Paid)

Google Maps / Street View: Can be used to preview unfamiliar places before appointments, travel or events.
(Commercial tool · Free)

MyTherapy: Medication reminders and repeat-prescription prompts.
(Commercial tool · Free)

Learn more: Read our article: Assistive Tech for ADHD, workplace examples of what might actually help

Understanding ADHD

Driven to Distraction: Long-standing clinical perspective combining ADHD explanations with real-life stories. (Professional perspective)

ADHD 2.0: Accessible clinical perspectives on ADHD alongside practical strategies.
(Professional perspective)

Best for: an accessible clinical perspective and practical ideas.

ADHD: A Hunter in a Farmer’s World: Introduces the influential “hunter versus farmer” perspective on ADHD. (Perspective)

ADHD: The Science and What It Tells Us (National Geographic): Accessible overview of contemporary ADHD research and understanding. (Research-informed resource)

Living well as an adult

The Silent Struggle: Practical ideas around emotions, focus and productivity.
(Practical perspective)

Your Brain’s Not Broken: Accessible strategies and perspectives around emotions and everyday ADHD life. (Professional perspective)

Best for: emotional regulation and self-understanding.

Adult ADHD: How to Succeed as a Hunter in a Farmer’s World: Practical ideas based around the hunter/farmer perspective. (Perspective)

Tiny Experiments: A broader, non-ADHD-specific approach to trying small changes, gathering information and adjusting over time. (Practical perspective)

Useful where things feel unclear, inconsistent or difficult to predict.

How to Keep House While Drowning: Compassionate approach to care tasks, household overwhelm and reducing shame around everyday maintenance.
(Professional / lived-experience perspective)

Family & relationships

ADD Success Stories: Family reflections and encouraging perspectives on living with ADHD.
(Lived-experience resource)

ADHD & Us: Accessible discussion of how ADHD can interact with communication, relationships and everyday life. (Practical perspective)

ADHD later in life

Still Distracted After All These Years: ADHD perspectives and practical ideas aimed particularly at older adults. (Professional perspective)

For the newly diagnosed

ADHD Explained: Your Toolkit to Understanding and Thriving: Visual introduction combining ADHD information, practical strategies and everyday examples.
(Professional perspective)

The Year I Met My Brain: Lived-experience reflection on ADHD, identity and making sense of diagnosis. (Lived-experience resource)

Consensus & guidelines

International Consensus Statement on ADHD (2021): Large international evidence synthesis bringing together well-supported findings about ADHD.
(Research · International · Technical · Free)

European ADHD Guidelines Group (EAGG): European collaboration producing and reviewing evidence relevant to ADHD assessment and treatment.
(Guideline · Professional organisation · Europe · Technical · Free)

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): UK evidence-based guidance covering ADHD diagnosis and management.
(Guideline · Official resource · UK · Free)

Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (CADDRA): Canadian professional organisation producing clinical ADHD guidelines and related resources.
(Guideline · Professional organisation · Canada · Free / Paid)

Australian ADHD Professionals Association (AADPA): Professional association responsible for Australian ADHD clinical guidance and professional resources.
(Guideline · Professional organisation · Australia · Free)

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) – ADHD: US government information covering ADHD, treatment and current research.
(Official resource · US · Free)

Research centres

Karolinska Institute – Tatyana Hirvikoski: Research on ADHD, lifespan outcomes, wellbeing and related neurodevelopmental questions.
(Research · Sweden · Technical · Free)

King’s College London – ADHD Research Lab: Research into ADHD across development and adulthood, including gender and intervention research.
(Research · UK · Technical · Free)

iPSYCH, Denmark: Large-scale psychiatric research programme with major contributions to ADHD genetics and population research.
(Research · Denmark · Technical · Free)

Wider International Research

Saudi ADHD Society: ADHD research, Arabic and Saudi resources, clinical guidance and wider ADHD work in Saudi Arabia.
(Research · Guideline · Professional organisation · Saudi Arabia · Free)

Aga Khan University – Kenya Brain and Mind Institute:Brain and mental-health research and capacity-building across African settings.
(Research · Professional organisation · Kenya / Africa · Technical · Free)

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