ADHD Resources
Guidance, charities and practical support for adults with ADHD — including workplace and education adjustments under the Equality Act 2010, and the duty to notify the DVLA.
Where to go next
These are organisations, guides and tools we think are worth your time. We recommend and link to them; we do not provide them, and we are not responsible for what they contain. Every link opens an external website.
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Organisations & charities
- ADHD UK UK charity offering information, peer support and advocacy for adults with ADHD.
- UKAAN — UK Adult ADHD Network Professional network publishing consensus guidance on adult ADHD.
- ADDISS National ADHD information and support service for families and adults.
- ADDA — Attention Deficit Disorder Association International membership organisation for adults with ADHD.
- ADDitude Long-running magazine and website covering ADHD across the lifespan.
Clinical guidance
- NICE NG87 — ADHD: diagnosis and management The NHS guideline this clinic's assessment and treatment pathway follows.
- NICE — full guidance library Search NICE for guidance on any co-occurring condition.
Your rights at work and in education
ADHD is capable of being a disability under the Equality Act 2010. Where it is, employers and education providers have a legal duty to make reasonable adjustments so that you are not put at a disadvantage. Your diagnostic report is usually the evidence these processes ask for.
Work & education
- An Employer's Guide to ADHD in the Workplace ADHD Foundation's guide to reasonable adjustments — useful to share with an employer.
- ADHD and work — ADHD UK Practical guidance on disclosure, adjustments and employment rights.
- JCQ access arrangements The rules on extra time and other exam adjustments in UK qualifications.
Driving
- ADHD and driving — GOV.UK The DVLA's guidance, and how to notify them.
Books
- Driven to Distraction — Hallowell & Ratey A widely read introduction to ADHD across the lifespan. Also available as an audiobook.
- Delivered from Distraction — Hallowell & Ratey The follow-up, focused on living well with a diagnosis.
- Taking Charge of Adult ADHD — Russell Barkley A practical guide to managing adult ADHD day to day.
- The Adult ADHD Tool Kit — Russell Ramsay Strategies for turning intention into action.
- Reinventing Your Life — Young & Klosko Not ADHD-specific; useful on the long-standing patterns that often accompany a late diagnosis.
Apps & tools
- Daylio Mood and habit tracker — useful for spotting patterns between sleep, activity and symptoms.
- DBT Coach Guided dialectical behaviour therapy exercises for emotional regulation.
Videos & explainers
- Mindfulness practice — Professor Mark Williams Guided mindfulness sessions from the former director of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre.
- The ADHD brain — ADDitude Plain-English explainers on the neuroscience behind attention and impulse control.
If you need help now
If you are in crisis, you do not have to wait for an appointment. Contact your GP, call NHS 111, or contact your local crisis and home treatment team. If life is at risk, call 999 or go to A&E. The organisations below also offer immediate support.
Support in a crisis
- Samaritans Free, 24-hour listening support on 116 123.
- Mind Mental health charity with an information line and local services.
- SANE Emotional support and specialist mental health information.
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