ADHD Support & Resources
Understanding ADHD
NHS — ADHD in adults — A straightforward overview of ADHD in adults, including common symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and support. A good starting point if you're looking for reliable, mainstream information about adult ADHD.
ADHD Foundation — Adult Resources — A collection of practical information and resources covering different areas of adult ADHD. Includes advice around organisation, wellbeing, work and everyday life.
Royal College of Psychiatrists — Adult ADHD information — More detailed clinical information about adult ADHD, including assessment, diagnosis and treatment. Useful if you want a deeper understanding of ADHD from a medical perspective.
Think you might have ADHD?
ADHD UK — Adult ADHD Self-Screener — A short screening questionnaire that can help you explore whether your experiences may be consistent with ADHD. It cannot diagnose ADHD, but it may help you decide whether to seek a professional assessment.
ADHD UK — Adult Diagnosis Pathway — A useful guide for people who think they may have ADHD and are unsure what to do next. It explains some of the routes towards assessment and what you may want to discuss with your GP.
Community & Support
ADHD UK — Support Groups — Online support groups where people with ADHD can meet others with similar experiences. There are groups covering different ages, backgrounds and areas of ADHD life.
ADHD UK — Events & Support Sessions — A regularly updated collection of online events, talks and support sessions covering different ADHD-related topics. Worth checking occasionally as new sessions are added.
ADHD Foundation — Adult Resources — Resources designed to help adults navigate everyday life with ADHD. Topics include self-care, sleep, organisation, mental health and understanding your own ADHD.
ADHD & Work
ADHD UK — ADHD & Work Resources — Resources covering ADHD in the workplace, including reasonable adjustments, employment support and Access to Work. Helpful if ADHD is affecting your ability to manage your job or working environment.
ACAS — Reasonable adjustments for neurodiversity — Practical guidance on workplace adjustments for neurodivergent employees, including ADHD. It covers things like communication, working environment, organisation, breaks and time management.
GOV.UK — Disability rights at work — An overview of your rights at work under the Equality Act 2010, including protection from disability discrimination and an employer’s duty to consider reasonable adjustments.
ACAS — Asking for reasonable adjustments — Guidance on how to ask your employer for reasonable adjustments, what information to include and what your employer should consider when responding.
ACAS — Reasonable adjustment request template — A free template you can use to formally request a reasonable adjustment from your employer if you are unsure how to put your request into writing.
Applying for Access to Work
GOV.UK — What is Access to Work? — Access to Work is a UK government scheme that can help people with a disability or health condition get or stay in work. Support can include specialist equipment, assistive software, support workers, job coaching and help with travel to work.
GOV.UK — Check if you're eligible — Check whether you meet the requirements for Access to Work before applying. ADHD is specifically included as a condition that may qualify, and you do not necessarily need a formal diagnosis to apply.
GOV.UK — Health Adjustment Passport — A useful form designed to help you identify the support and workplace adjustments you may need. It can also help you prepare for an Access to Work application and explain your needs to an employer.
GOV.UK — Apply for Access to Work — The official application page. It explains what information you'll need, including details about your job, how your condition affects your work and what support you think would help.
GOV.UK — What happens after you apply? — Explains what happens once your application has been submitted, including contact with an Access to Work adviser, possible assessments and how a decision is made.
Mental Health & Crises support
NHS — Where to get urgent help for mental health — Official NHS guidance on what to do if you need urgent mental health support. It explains when to contact NHS 111, request an urgent GP appointment, go to A&E or call 999.
Samaritans — Contact a Samaritan — Free, confidential emotional support for anyone who needs somebody to talk to. You can call 116 123, free of charge, at any time of day or night.
Mind — How to get help in a mental health crisis — Practical guidance on what to do during a mental health crisis, including urgent medical help, crisis teams, helplines and support if you need someone to talk to.
Mind — Crisis coping tools — Practical tools and information designed to help you cope when you are feeling overwhelmed or in crisis and need support in the moment.
Mind — Mental health helplines, text and online chat — A directory of services you can contact by phone, text or online if you need emotional support or someone to talk to.