Resources

The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) ADHD topic guide here 

The ADHD Foundation is the UK’s leading neurodiversity charity resources here

Know About ADHD videos from the Tools for Schools Flex toolkit 

• Flex – sensory processing learning snippet here and here
• Flex – brains learning snippet  
• Flex – brains brains brains learning snippet      
• Flex – why little things cause big problems learning snippet     
• Flex – theories of ADHD learning snippet 
• Flex – moving and learning learning snippet    
• Flex – let’s talk about differences learning snippet
• Flex – isolation learning snippet 
• Flex- impulsive behaviours learning snippet   
• Flex – environmental triggers learning snippet
• Flex – difference or disorder learning snippet 
• Flex – consistency is key learning snippet   
• Reflections for teachers 
• Lynne and Ethan’s journey
• Lynne and Ethan – Know ADHD  
• Also Flex toolkit (currently being evaluated)

Pupil Behaviour Questionnaire (PBQ) for schools

CATCh-uS Pupil Behaviour Questionnaire (PBQ) which measures low level disruption in the classroom for primary school pupils Resources – Child and Adolescent Resilience and Mental Health (cam.ac.uk)

ADHD Service Map

ADHD service map aims to stop young people slipping through net. ACAMH [Blog] 2018; Available from: https://www.acamh.org/blog/adhd-service-map/ and Map of services | CATCh-uS | University of Exeter

ADHD Service Map of UK Adult ADHD Network https://www.ukaan.org/adult-adhd-service-map.

Podcasts

ADHD  in schools

ADHD and Me is a podcast hosted by Saeedeh Hashemi on BBC Sounds. She talks about her own diagnosis of ADHD and the benefits of neurodiversity in the modern working environment, as well as discussing the potential renaming of ADHD. The Documentary Podcast – ADHD and me – BBC Sounds

I Have ADHD podcast was created by Kristen Carder – the podcast host and a Life Coach from the United States. The podcast is aimed at adults with ADHD and covers a huge range of topics   I Have ADHD Podcast on Apple Podcasts

Adjusting to Change – Episode 2 ‘ADHD, A Young Person’s Guide.

Things that are important for others with ADHD to know; What you would have liked to know about ADHD growing up  https://bit.ly/ADHD_MedicationStigma, https://bit.ly/ADHD_Important2Know & https://bit.ly/ADHD_GrowingUp

Other Videos and Webinars

CATCh-uS Before We Fall – Transitional Care for Young Adults with ADHD.

• CATCh-uS study explained. https://bit.ly/ADHD_ResearchCATCh-uS. & https://bit.ly/ADHD_KeyFindingsCATCh-uS
• In this webinar, Professor Tamsin Ford, Dr Astrid Janssens and Dr Tamsin Newlove-Delgado will describe the findings from this NIHR (National Institute for Health Research) funded, interactive mixed method study and place them in the wider context of service organisations for transition and for neurodevelopmental disorders https://youtu.be/VDe1SoHjVcc    

For an education and ADHD focussed video, How Schools Could Do Better. Josh Cook supports the development of new methods to support students with ADHD as they move through the education system. (Please note: the lighting in this video does flicker throughout.) Josh Cook: ADHD : How schools could do better | TED Talk

Failing at Normal: an ADHD Success Story is Jessica McCabe’s own story – including her diagnosis, what strategies work for her and her difficulties throughout her education. She also has a YouTube channel where she covers content for people with ADHD, parents and teachers. How to ADHD – YouTube

The writer, director, and ADHD advocate, Stephen Tonti spoke about ADHD as a difference in cognition, not a disorder ADHD As A Difference In Cognition, Not A Disorder: Stephen Tonti at TEDxCMU – YouTube. 

Learning resources

Learning resources both at https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/helmopen/rlos/practice-learning/mental-health/adhd/ 

• Understanding ADHD – This resource equips healthcare professionals and members of the public with information about how to assess and recognise ADHD in children and adults. 
• The role of general practitioners in ADHD diagnosis and management – This learning resource will equip primary care professionals with information on their role in the diagnosis and management process of ADHD within the context of primary care. 

Books

The free online book ‘Stories That Never Stand Still’ is a short read, It includes comics and poems written by other people with ADHD! Stories That Never Stand Still (ADHD Foundation) – Breathe Education (breathe-edu.co.uk)