ADHD AF

I’m so excited to have the LEGENDARY Comedian & Author Suzi Ruffell hop aboard the late ADHD discovery rollercoaster this week! Despite being diagnosed with Dyslexia as a child, Suzi’s ADHD went undiscovered until very recently. Labelled ‘hyper’ as a child, Suzi found school really difficult, which inevitably led to truancy, which is common for many of us unidentified ADHDers. Suzi has noticed...

One more time for the people at the back: SELF DIAGNOSIS IS VALID! To help scream this essential message to the masses is the legendary Lucy Greenwood, founder of clothing brand Lucy & Yak .  ACTUAL LUCY! And she's just the best! So grateful to Lucy and her dog Louis for sharing her late ADHD discovery, Self Diagnosis 'safari' AND a very special DISCOUNT CODE in this episode! Wh...

Many ADHDers experience Self Sabotage; the most frustrating part is that it can be so hard to spot! So where is the long awaited Season 3?! Well... there isn't gonna be one! :) I've realised that the fear of 'the Season that shall not be named' failing has led me down a path of Self Sabotage so severe I've been stuck for months so instead I'm just ploughing on! Helpin...

Many late discovered ADHD adults find it hard to know where to begin when it comes to ADHD Unmasking.  In this micro-episode ADHD Coach Meghann Birks gives us her top tip to help unpick those negative beliefs we've accumulated to help us find our authentic selves. I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Meghann on her amazing Podcast: Sisters in Stoke and we've been in semi constant c...

On this very day TWO YEARS ago the first ever episode of ADHD AF went live! That is why this celebratory 'Most ADHD Things' episode is out today and absolutely not because I forgot to do the April instalment... which, incidentally is my Most ADHD Thing of the month! LOLS I am joined once a month by my husband 'Big' to share  your entries, the ultimate shame eradicator to unite...

I'm so grateful and excited to get to talk to the wonderful Dr Alex Conner of The ADHD Adults Podcast and ADHDadultUK Charity again! In just ten (ish) minutes, the LEGENDARY C3PO, I mean Alex gives us a brief introduction to his take on Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, and what helps him battle those Really Sh*t Daydreams... and leaves me in stitches! :) If only he didn't live in Germany.....

Knee Deep in Life LEGEND Laura Belbin empowers women through humour and realism in all it's sweary, messy glory.  She gives the finger to those who have ever labelled anyone as 'too' anything and wants you all to know YOU ARE ENOUGH! The legendary Laura is about to take her stand up comedy on tour... and guess what it's called 'TOO MUCH' - we're cut from the same...

Liverpool's finest, and LEGENDARY ADHD Coach Saša Harper manages to cram as much information about the Nervous System, how it impacts ADHD symptoms and how we regulate it; or rather move more flexibly between the different states in just ten (ish) minutes! I could not be more excited that Saša is joining myself,   Nicole Nadler, Ally Macdonald and MORE on THE LAST EVER ADHD AF TOUR ! at Salfo...

HAPPY EASTER BUNNIES! We certainly are ahead of finally revealing the BIG news in the next episode: on TUESDAY! As explained on socials, ADHDAF Alien Nation is the LAST EVER Tour! I'll be explaining why, and making ENOROMOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS about what myself and a team of LEGENDS have been working hard on behind the scenes... a brand new chapter for ADHDAF! Exciting/emotional times! Thank you t...

Bristol's finest,  Jacob RETURNS  to share the second instalment of his ADHD parental pearls of wisdom. So excited to have this absolute LEGEND back on for part 2 of 3 very special TITBITS - In just ten(ish) minutes our Jacob shares advice for parents who have (or suspect they have) ADHD children. Listen to Part 2 HERE and part 3 coming soon! I’m so grateful to Jacob for all of his wisdom for...

It's Neurodiversity Celebration Week so to celebrate, us Neurodivergents have got our Neurodiverse heads together to discuss the language used to describe our Neurodivergence! Get it? Basically, what do all of these words mean?! Is there right and wrong when sharing our own lived experiences and explaining our ADHD? If you prefer 'Neurospicy' or refer to yourself 'as ADHD'...

The topic of this micro-Interview with @adultingadhd is RSD: Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria , commonly experienced by many ADHDers. There are some in the ADHD community that dispute if RSD is real, but Rach and I strongly disagree! We are RSD Warriors not 'just worriers', as we were both dismissed as in childhood! In just ten(sih)  minutes the LEGENDARY Rach shares experiences of and top...

Bristol's finest and ADHDAF family member Jacob returns to share his ADHD parental pearls of wisdom. So excited to have this absolute LEGEND back on for part 1 of 3 very special TITBITS - In just ten(ish) minutes our Jacob shares advice for parents who have ADHD at any stage of their parenthood ‘safari’ on how to best navigate the added challenges having the neurodevelopmental condition can a...

Myself and my 'glamorous assistant', my Husband Big are back by popular demand sharing the @adhdafpodcast followers and Planet ADHD AF Peer Support Community member's 'Most ADHD Things' of February. I created the infamous last question from every ADHD AF Interview, 'What is the most ADHD thing you've done this week?' to unite the ADHD Community with shame er...

It's TITBIT 2! I just about managed to cram 40minutes of GOLD from CJ Debarra into this 10(ish)minute micro-interview with the LEGENDARY Author of Neuro-Queer: A Neurodivergent Guide to Love, Sex and Everything Inbetween . Masking is something so many of us experience. CJ lived a lot of their life behind three different masks until coming out as Queer and Non Binary, and really exploring thei...

For the first of this miniseries of micro-Interviews it's only right I be joined by the first ever guest of ADHD AF , The one and only: Dr James Brown of The ADHD Adults Podcast and ADHDadultUK Charity . In just ten minutes the LEGENDARY James takes us back to basics (bitches) serving INDISPUTABLE ADHD FACTS to fill in the gaps in our own knowledge, to share with any family, friends, partners...

After lovely feedback from the NYE Episode,my Husband 'Big' is back to help me share my favourite Most ADHD Things of January followed by MASSIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS!One of which is: ADHDAF is on the road again! GRAB TICKETS to 'Alien Nation', the 3rd ADHDAF UK Tour NOW! EEEEEEK! Accountability truly does work! Massive thanks to Ally MacDonald and Nicole Nadler, I can't wait to...

Part 2 of this very special 2 parter... I know I said this would be shorter and out in the morning but I went on a magical side quest as you'll hear at the end...   I am joined by ADHDAF Events Superstar Nicole Nadler. ..can anyone remember what her Edinburgh Fringe show is called?! ;) ;) And the LEGEND that saved the day - keeping me going at my lowest ebb; Ally MacDonald for questions, refl...

In January 2022  at the age of 38 I got diagnosed with severe combined type ADHD. In this two part episode I'm attempting to use my own late diagnosis 'safari' as a case study by 'interviewing' different people in my life to hear their reflections of the difference a year can make. Whilst some share childhood memories, others are behind the scenes ADHDAF team members... al...

How's that break from the podcast working out? C'mon it's been over 2 whole weeks! :) In any case, on discovering new evidence that High & Low Estrogen Exacerbate ADHD Symptoms I HAD TO share it! As ever, I'm NOT an expert, just a late diagnosed ADHDer..but I'll tell you who is:THE LEGENDARY Dr Nighat Arif ! BBC Breakfast & ITV This Morning's Resident Dr retur...

Recorded on New Years Eve in a hotel room in London. My husband 'Big' and I might not be anywhere near as funny as we think we are but we hope you find this very special episode mildly amusing at least! :) After an entire day hyperfocussing with no logic whatsoever on finding my favourite Most ADHD Thing entries of the year, my glamorous, gargantuan assistant 'the fluttering heart&a...

If you've just discovered this podcast, this isn't the usual run of things... this is an EXTRA SPECIAL Episode reflecting on the ADHD AF Christmas Tour & bringing some festive community feels at a time when even the neurotypicals don't know what day of the week it is! Created whilst festering like a sickly Tiny Tim having once again taken on a bit 'too much', I couldn&...

Helping me close Season 2 with a bang is Sam Brown of the ADHD Adults Podcast & charity ADHDadultuk , AKA Mrs ADHD !I wonder if Sam will change her name to Mrs AuDHD?I'm so grateful to The ADHD Adults for their support of ADHDAF & all of the amazing work Sam, her husband James & Alex do! Can't wait to see Sam at the Birmingham event & her & James at the London show &a...

I'm made up to share this impromptu and chaotic blether with my new BFF! ;) I was introduced to the wonderful work of Celebrity Masterchef winner, Author and BBC Morning Live  Superstar Riyadh Khalaf when @ADHDFatherUK tagged me in his amazing support video for those of us struggling to access ADHD Medication.  I was immediately enamoured, and slid into his DMs to try and get him on... just a...

This episode is so packed with ADHD AF LEGENDS it's fit to burst! Back to back micro interviews sharing ADHD stories, useful information, hacks & humour from ADHD Coaches, Activists, Actors, Advocates, Teachers, Nurses, Singers, Designers, Community members, the works! This blether is very busy, messy, long and late(!) but it's full to the brim of heart, help, humour & RIDICULOUS...