Understanding ADHD beyond the symptoms
ADHD affects far more than attention, activity and impulsivity.
ADHD Zone explores the real-life impact of ADHD, including capacity, energy, emotions, executive function, relationships, work, education and everyday life.
What is ADHD Zone?
ADHD Zone is about helping people understand themselves, understand ADHD and discover practical ways to make life work better.
We bring together information, lived experience, practical tools, education and support, because understanding ADHD isn't just about understanding the diagnosis.
It's about understanding the person.
Understanding Me
ADHD difficulties, executive function, masking and individual differences.
Understanding Capacity
Why being able to do something doesn't always mean having the capacity to do it.
Understanding Energy
Our 12 Spoons approach to recognising, understanding and communicating daily energy and capacity.
Finding What Helps
Practical strategies, resources, education, support and tools.
CAPACITY - ABILITY
"I know i can do it. I just can't do it right now."
Sometimes we know we have the ability to do something, but we don't have the capacity to do it.
Ability is what you may be capable of doing.
Capacity is what you have available to you right now.
ADHD and other difficulties can affect the gap between the two.
Understanding the difference can help us move away from asking:
"Why can't you just do it?"
and towards:
"What is affecting your capacity right now?"
UNDERSTANDING ENERGY - 12 SPOONS
How much capacity do you have today?
Our 12 Spoons approach is a simple way of thinking about the energy and capacity available to you throughout the day.
It's not about judging yourself, getting the numbers "right" or proving what you can or can't do.
It's about recognising, understanding and communicating what your day is asking of you.
Some days we have more available capacity.
Some days we have less.
And sometimes the things we need to do simply take more energy than we have available.
FINDING WHAT HELPS
Understanding is only the beginning.
ADHD Zone brings together practical resources, tools, education and support to help people understand what works for them.
Because there isn't one solution that works for everyone.
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Understanding ADHD
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