Tag: Coaching
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Late-Diagnosed? The Grief, the Relief and Everything In Between
You’ve spent decades thinking you were lazy, too sensitive, scatty, odd or just “too much”. Then, in your thirties, forties or later, a diagnosis of ADHD or autism reframes everything. It’s a moment many adults describe as both a gift and a gut punch. What the research says The number of adults receiving a diagnosis…
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Coaching or Therapy: Which Do I Need?
“Should I see a coach or a therapist?” It’s one of the questions I’m asked most often. Both can be hugely helpful, they overlap in places, and many people benefit from both. But they’re different tools, designed for different jobs. The key differences Therapy (counselling or psychotherapy) helps you understand and work through emotional difficulties.…
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Getting an ADHD or Autism Assessment in England: A Practical Guide
Wondering whether you might be ADHD or autistic, and not sure where to start? You’re far from alone. Demand for adult assessments has soared in recent years, and the system can feel like a maze. Here’s a guide to the main routes in England. Step one: your GP For an NHS assessment, the usual starting…
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What Do People Actually Learn When They Learn About ADHD?
A look at “Content of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder psychoeducation packages: scoping review” by David Morris, Sharifah Shameem Agha, Miriam Cooper and Kate Langley (2026) After an ADHD diagnosis, one of the first things many people are offered is psychoeducation: learning about ADHD, how it affects you and what helps. It sounds straightforward. But what’s actually…
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Does ADHD Coaching Actually Work? An Honest Look at the Evidence
ADHD coaching is everywhere at the moment: on social media, in workplace wellbeing schemes and in more than a few glossy adverts promising to “unlock your potential”. As someone who offers it, I think it can be genuinely life-changing. But you deserve to know what the research actually says, not just what the marketing says.…
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Does CBT for Adult ADHD Pay Off Years Later?
A look at “Long-term effects of cognitive behavioural therapy on the quality of life in adult ADHD” by Ravian Wettstein, Valentina Navarro-Ovando, Viktoria Janke, Ron Mathôt and Glenn Dumont (2026) Here’s a hopeful idea: maybe therapy skills are like planting bulbs. You might not see much straight away, but come spring, up they pop. An…
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Support at Work: Adjustments, Access to Work and Whether to Tell Your Boss
For many neurodivergent adults, work is where things get hardest. Open-plan offices, endless meetings, vague instructions and surprise deadlines can make an otherwise capable person feel like they’re failing. The good news? In the UK, you have rights, and there’s practical help available. What the law says Under the Equality Act 2010, a disability is…
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The Missing Years: ADHD, Midlife and Menopause
A look at “Women, ADHD and the missing years” by Rachael Martin (2026) Picture a woman in her late forties who has spent decades holding it all together: job, family, ageing parents, a calendar like a game of Tetris. Then perimenopause arrives and the whole thing topples over. For a growing number of women, this…
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ADHD Doesn’t Expire at 18: A Quick Map of Adult ADHD
A look at “Adult ADHD: A Narrative Review of Symptoms, Assessment, and Intervention Strategies” by Farra Anisa Rahmania and Dwi Fadhila (2026) For a long time, ADHD was pictured as a boy bouncing off the classroom walls. The assumption was that he’d grow out of it, like a pair of school shoes. Many adults now…