Perth and Kinross Adhd Support

27/05/2026

https://govanlawcentre.org/2026/05/27/judicial-review-against-nhs-taysides-failure-to-provide-adhd-assessments-granted-permission-to-proceed/

The Court of Session has granted permission for judicial review[...]

19/05/2026

Can anyone help?
Has anyone ever been asked to provide documents showing that they were previously their child's financial appointee as their child moves up to 18-year-old Adult Disability Payment? Just looking to see how others have handled this. Thanks!

17/05/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18hrNMYzph/

**“A lot of women with ADHD are not waiting for life to begin.
They’re waiting to finally feel caught up enough to deserve living it.”**

She tells herself the same thing every month.

“Once I organize everything, then I’ll relax.”
“Once I fix my routine, then I’ll enjoy life.”
“Once I become consistent, confident, productive, calmer… then my real life will start.”

But the problem is that finish line keeps moving.

And many women with ADHD spend years trapped in this invisible waiting room.

Waiting to feel “ready.”
Waiting to feel in control.
Waiting to become the version of themselves they thought adulthood required.

Clinically, this happens more often than people realize.

Especially in women whose ADHD was missed, masked, or misunderstood growing up.

Because many girls are not identified early.

They become the “high functioning” ones.
The overthinkers.
The perfectionists.
The people-pleasers.
The women silently holding chaos together while privately drowning in overwhelm.

So instead of receiving support, they learn to compensate.

They overprepare.
Overanalyze.
Over-apologize.
Overwork.

And eventually their entire self-worth becomes attached to finally “getting it together.”

What makes this painful is that many ADHD women are incredibly intelligent.

They have ideas.
Creativity.
Empathy.
Depth.
Vision.

But executive dysfunction creates inconsistency between intention and action.

So they start living in cycles:

Big plans.
Mental exhaustion.
Shame.
Reset.
Repeat.

And after enough years of this cycle, something heartbreaking starts happening psychologically:

Life becomes postponed.

Trips delayed until they’re more organized.
Hobbies delayed until the house is clean.
Relationships delayed until they “fix themselves.”
Dreams delayed until they become more disciplined.

Meanwhile time keeps moving.

As a clinician, one of the most emotional things I hear from ADHD women is not:

“I failed.”

It’s:

“I feel like I haven’t fully started living yet.”

Because underneath the overwhelm is often grief.

Grief for how much energy was spent surviving instead of existing peacefully.

Many women with ADHD were taught that struggle meant personal failure.

So they became experts at hiding symptoms while internally battling burnout, emotional dysregulation, anxiety, and chronic self-criticism.

And the exhausting part is that the outside world often never notices.

People see someone functioning.

They do not see the mental load required to maintain that appearance.

The forgotten tasks.
The unfinished goals.
The constant inner pressure.
The fear of falling behind.
The invisible panic of everyday responsibilities.

But healing often begins when women stop treating life like a reward they must earn through perfect functioning.

Because your real life was never supposed to begin after you became flawless.

It was happening the entire time.

Even in the messy seasons.
Even in the inconsistent seasons.
Even while learning how your brain actually works instead of fighting it every day.

14/05/2026

https://movementforgood.com/draws/special/health-wellbeing?cn=SC034262&ct=health&i=1778743825-93469.jpg&utm_source=holiday+card&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=M4G2025card&utm_id=M4G2025card

02/05/2026

ADHD AWARENESS TRAINING

In partnership with Perth and Kinross Adhd Support and Motorvate Therapies, we're offering a FREE training session for after-school & sports club leaders to help make mainstream activities more inclusive for children with ADHD.

📆 Thursday, 21st May
🕡 6:30pm to 8:30pm
📍 McDiarmid Park

Delivered in-person with Lorna Redford and Susan Doogan, the session will cover what ADHD is and practical strategies to better support children in activity settings.

TO BOOK ➡️ https://bit.ly/ADHDTrainingMay26

Together, we can help reduce anxiety and improve inclusion for children and young people with ADHD in Perth & Kinross.

❗ Please note, this training is not intended for parents. For parent-focused workshops, please contact Perth & Kinross ADHD Support directly.

For further information, please email us at [email protected]

30/04/2026

This is another interesting...and dare I say accurate article....

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AAHGiu9mg/

He didn’t even realize it… and that’s what makes it harder to talk about.

Because how do you explain something that was never named, never understood, and never meant to be passed down?

**The ADHD That Was Never Recognized**

For many fathers, ADHD was never diagnosed.

It showed up as “bad focus,” “short temper,” or “inconsistency.”

They were told to work harder, be stronger, push through.

So they learned to survive it — not understand it.

And when something isn’t understood, it quietly becomes a pattern.

**Learning Without Being Taught**

As a child, you don’t question behavior — you absorb it.

You watch how he handles stress.
How he forgets things.
How he starts tasks but struggles to finish them.

You don’t realize you’re learning it.

It just becomes normal.

Until one day, you notice the same patterns in yourself.

**The Emotional Gaps That Formed**

Sometimes it wasn’t about what he did — but what was missing.

Missed conversations.
Unfinished moments.
Emotional reactions that felt confusing or unpredictable.

Not because he didn’t care.

But because regulating emotions and attention was something he never learned how to do.

And without that awareness, connection becomes harder than it should be.

**The Inherited Struggle With Regulation**

ADHD isn’t just genetic — it’s also environmental.

You may have inherited the brain pattern.
But you also inherited the coping style.

Avoidance.
Last-minute urgency.
Difficulty expressing emotions clearly.

These patterns don’t feel taught. They feel automatic.

Because they were lived around you, not explained to you.

**The Part No One Talks About**

He didn’t know he had ADHD.

So he couldn’t explain why things felt hard.
He couldn’t guide you through something he didn’t understand himself.

And you didn’t know you were picking it up.

So now you’re left trying to make sense of something that started long before you had the words for it.

**Understanding Changes the Story**

When you finally recognize these patterns, something shifts.

It stops being about blame.
It starts becoming about awareness.

You begin to see that what was passed down wasn’t intentional — it was unrecognized.

And that awareness gives you something different.

The ability to understand it, name it, and respond to it in a way that was never available before.

29/04/2026

For your information

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in girls and women is under-recognised and under-researched, despite increasing awareness of clinical challenges and unmet needs. This review by the Eunethydis Special Interest Group on Female ADHD, ...

24/04/2026

Interesting read

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AwTecbJ5x/

The Moment Everyone Misunderstood Him

He sat there, pencil in hand, staring at a page that refused to make sense. The classroom was quiet, but his mind wasn’t. Thoughts moved too fast, then suddenly… not at all. From the outside, it looked like he wasn’t trying. Like he didn’t care.
But inside, something very different was happening.
He wanted to focus. He wanted to keep up. He wanted to be like the other kids who could just sit, listen, and write without it feeling like a battle.

No one saw that part.

When Two Worlds Feel Completely Different
For some children, the world feels too loud, too fast, too unpredictable. For others, it feels too slow, too unstimulating, almost impossible to stay engaged with. And sometimes, these two experiences exist closer than people think.
That’s where the connection between ADHD and autism begins to make more sense.
Not as labels.
But as different ways the brain processes the same world.
The Brain That Processes Everything Differently
His brain didn’t filter things the way others did.
Sounds felt sharper. Distractions felt stronger. Instructions didn’t always land the way they were meant to. And while one moment he could hyperfocus on something he loved, the next moment he couldn’t even start something simple.
It wasn’t defiance.
It was overload… or under-stimulation… sometimes both at the same time.
The Struggle That Looks Like Something Else
Teachers saw distraction.
Parents saw inconsistency.
Others saw behavior that didn’t match expectations.
But what they didn’t see was how much effort it took just to sit still. How exhausting it was to constantly adjust, to mask, to try and fit into a rhythm that never felt natural.
And over time, that misunderstanding turns into something heavier.
Self-doubt.
Confusion.
The quiet belief that something is wrong with you.
When Science Starts Catching Up
What we are beginning to understand is that ADHD and autism may share deeper biological patterns than we once thought. Not identical, not interchangeable, but connected in how the brain develops, processes, and responds to the world.
Which means…
Maybe the child wasn’t the problem.
Maybe the environment just didn’t match how their brain worked.
The Story That Changes Everything
If someone had told him earlier… that his brain wasn’t broken, just different… things might have felt lighter.
If someone had explained why focus felt impossible some days and effortless on others… he might have blamed himself less.
And if someone had understood that behavior is often a signal, not a flaw… maybe he wouldn’t have felt so alone in a room full of people.

Because sometimes, what looks like not trying… is actually someone trying harder than anyone realizes.

23/04/2026

Great Stuff!

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AGzAhtwj2/?mibextid=wwXIfr

22/04/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EDhYZDgi1/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Community groups across Perth and Kinross are invited to a fantastic opportunity to connect directly with funders and support agencies who can help bring local projects to life.

At Meet the Funder 2026, you’ll be able to meet and speak with a wide range of organisations, including Aviva, Firstport, Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust, PKAVS, Safe Deposits Scotland, Scotmid, Scottish Land Fund, Sport Scotland, Tayside Contracts and The National Lottery Community Fund.

The event will take place at the Civic Hall, 2 High Street, Perth, on 23 April 2026 from 1pm to 4pm.

You can secure your drop‑in slot by completing the Meet the Funder 2026 form:
forms.office.com/e/w1sua701Ur

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

A great chance to explore funding options, build connections, and take the next step for your community project.