ADHD

  • High Functioning: The Hidden Cost of Holding It Together

    Hi, I’m Kate. I’m a science teacher, science consultant, and a neurodivergent human figuring out how to function in a world that rewards the mask more than the person wearing it. This one’s not polished. It’s not a tidy life lesson. It’s just the truth, mine, and maybe yours too. I call myself high functioning. Read more

  • The Productivity Bender: Who Was She, and Can She Come Back Every Tuesday?

    Last night, I wrote a to-do list. Not just a casual jot-down of vibes and vague intentions. This was a full-blown strategic plan of attack. Forty items. Four. Zero. Because my parents are coming to visit at the weekend, and my brain decided that the only acceptable way to welcome them is to pretend I Read more

  • My Brain is Louder than My Students

    The classroom is buzzing. Kids chatter, pencils scratch, and the bell hums in the background. But inside my head, it is a damn rave. Thoughts sprinting, reminders screaming, that weird panic about a missed email, and the eternal question: Did I leave the iron on? Meanwhile, a student waves their hand in front of me, Read more

  • When Motivation Is Guilt in Disguise

    And how ADHD complicates everything About a month ago, something strange happened. My anxiety disappeared. Not completely, not forever, but for the first time in my life, the constant background buzz of hypervigilance just stopped. It was sudden, and honestly, kind of miraculous. I could sleep. I could breathe. I could relax without my brain Read more

  • My ADHD Journey and Why the UK’s Wait Times Just Aren’t Good Enough

    I first started my ADHD journey back in 2022. I wasn’t even sure where to begin, but after finally getting a referral, it took three whole months only to be told it was rejected because there wasn’t enough information (there was literally a letter from a leading psychiatrist, but apparently that is not enough information). Read more

  • Why I Will Happily Struggle Alone Until I Snap

    I don’t know if this is an ADHD thing or just a me thing, but asking for help feels like one of the hardest things I ever have to do. And not in a dramatic kind of way. I mean in that quiet, awkward way where I’d rather take on absolutely everything myself and then Read more

  • A day in the life of an unhinged millennial…

    Finally, almost a week after the day in question, I am getting round to writing this post! It’s going to be a pretty boring read, I mean no one can have a perfectly exciting day, can they? So without too much foreplay, here is a day in my life. 7:00 am:  Alarm went off at Read more

  • “You Don’t Look Like You Have ADHD”  

    What Does That Even Mean? Let’s start with a story about my dad.  He’s a wheelchair user, there’s no mistaking it; my dad has visible health conditions.  He fits the stereotype of what many people think of when they hear the word “disabled”.  When you meet him, you can see what he’s dealing with, and Read more

  • ADHD & Food: Fasting, Feasting, and the Absolute Chaos In Between

    My relationship with food is what you might call complicated. If you’ve got ADHD, I’m betting you know exactly what I mean. Some days I’m all about the high protein, meal prepped life. Other days I’m knee deep in snacks, having demolished an entire bag of sweets while standing in the kitchen. And then there Read more

  • ADHD, Emotional Overwhelm & That Guilt Spiral After a Meltdown

    Last week, something happened that left me reeling, and I want to talk about it here, because I know I can’t be the only one who goes through this. For those who follow my Instagram, I referenced it there. Essentially, there was an incident at work. I won’t go into the details, because that part Read more