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A Week of ADHD Overwhelm! The 5 Things That Got Me Through
As a late diagnosed ADHDer I’m a few years into my journey of neurodivergent self discovery. When I first got my diagnosis I was overwhelmed and close to burnout. Family life was exhausting, and work life was busy and full of emotional highs and lows. It was a lot to cope with. I was stuck in a loop of too much to do and no time to learn or implement any strategies to make things better. There’s so much to learn about ADHD, and so many strategies to try out without (I thought
Helen Allwood
Apr 15 min read


How do I Embrace Neurodiversity as a Veterinary Leader?
We have so much to do as veterinary leaders, it can feel like spinning multiple plates simultaneously, but the plates are people’s actual...
Helen Allwood
May 27, 20254 min read


Embracing Authenticity with a Late Diagnosis of ADHD
Before I got my ADHD diagnosis, I would never have said that I was living inauthentically, but there were definitely things that I didn’t...
Helen Allwood
Oct 21, 20243 min read


Time to Chill? Navigating a Holiday as a Neurodivergent Family.
I love travelling and I love going on holiday, especially if it’s abroad. The pure joy and excitement of boarding a ferry or a plane and...
Helen Allwood
Sep 6, 20243 min read


Reasonable Adjustments for Neurodiversity Made Simple – What Leaders Need to Know
We talk a lot to neurodivergent people who aren’t sure what reasonable adjustments to ask for at work, and also to leaders who don’t know where to start with the whole process. It can seem like a really big and daunting thing if you haven’t thought about it before. You might be thinking … ‘What is reasonable?’ ‘What can I offer?’ And your team member might have good ideas about what they need. Or they could be thinking … ‘What do I need?’ ‘What if I ask for too much…or too li
Helen Allwood
Aug 2, 20243 min read


When ADHD Fuels Anxiety, What Can You Do About It?
Something that I’ve been thinking about a lot recently is celebrating. How do we celebrate when we achieve something, or have a bit of...
Helen Allwood
Jul 24, 20243 min read
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