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ADHD by Dr Shire

Resources for Professionals seeking a better understanding of ADHD

Dr Rosie Shire is an accomplished GP with over 12 years of experience. She is particularly interested in women’s health and menopause, and recently set up the Women’s Health service for a digital health tech start-up. Dr Shire prides herself on having excellent communication skills & understands the importance of listening to patients. She follows a holistic approach and works in partnership with women to support them with their health.

She is also trained in the diagnosis and management of adult ADHD, and works in an Adult ADHD clinic. She has an interest in women whose ADHD may be affected by their hormonal cycle and/or menopause, and vice versa. She is happy to advise women who have been diagnosed with ADHD about suitable hormonal regimes, such as HRT, but she is unable to provide ADHD assessments or initiate ADHD treatments in this clinic.

Dr Shire is a moderator for a large forum providing education about menopause for doctors and also provides training for PCN clinical pharmacists on menopause & HRT. She is a member of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health and the British Menopause Society.

I don't know where to start with ADHD...

Welcome! If you are wondering if you might have ADHD, and would like to understand more about it in a more informal, real life way, this section is for you. If you are a professional wanting to learn more about how ADHD affects people IRL, this section is also for you. And if you are bored and stumbled across my website by accident, please go back to what you are supposed to be doing, and come back here later!                                                                                                                   
The links below are to the podcasts, books, and websites I suggest most frequently to people wanting to start learning about adult ADHD. They are not textbooks, they are not peer-reviewed, and not all of them are authored by medical professionals. Some of them may contain medical/scientific information which is not the most update*. But they give a flavour of what ADHD is really like, in an easy to listen to/read way. 

Delivered from Distraction

Scatter Brain by Shaparak Khorsandi

ADHD 2.0 by E. Hallowell and J. Ratey

ADHD for Smart Ass Women Podcast (Ep.2)

Totally ADD Memes for informal learning 🙂

*Some resources and professionals refer to ADD (attention deficit disorder), which is an outdated term. As of 2013, the correct medical term is ADHD. There are 3 subtypes of ADHD- Inattentive, Hyperactive/Impulsive, and Combined typpe. Most people with ADHD have some features (or traits) of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity (which can include mental hyperactivity, like a busy brain) although they may not have enough features to be diagnosed with this type of ADHD. 
If you wonder if you might have ADHD, you can complete this screening questionnaire online, and take the results with you to your GP to disucss being referred for assessment.

Resources

Useful Websites

Useful Websites

Additude US site with info on treatments, parenting, ADHD in adults and links to free webinars. ADHD UK UK site with info on diagnostic pathways for adults, screening tools, workplace adaptations, support groups.Disclaimer: Dr Shire holds no liability for the content...

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Podcasts, Youtube and TV

Podcasts, Youtube and TV

ADHD for Smart Ass women Tracy Otsuka with her own experience as an ADHD parent with an adult diagnosis and a serial entrepeneur, plus guest women with ADHD. How to ADHD YouTube channel of short ADHD-friendly videos from Jessica on the effects of ADHD and strategies...

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Books to Read

Books to Read

If you're looking for something to read to help you get a better understanding of ADHD, here are some titles you might find helpful.Books for Adults, about Adults: Dirty Laundry by Richard Pink and Roxanne Emery is an unfiltered look into the chaos of real life with...

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Scientific Articles

Scientific Articles

The World Federation of ADHD International Consensus Statement UK NICE guidance The effect of ADHD on the life of an individual, their family, and community from preschool to adult life Experienced consequences of being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult – a qualitative...

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Getting a Diagnosis

Getting a Diagnosis

Getting a diagnosis, regardless of the age, is a huge relief for many. This is especially true when it comes to those diagnosed later in life, which is increasingly common in women. Having the 'label' is more than just a word - it is the key to a door that has answers...

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Getting Support

Getting Support

ADHD can pose additional challenges for students and the workforce. A range of government schemes exist for the relief of this, although their existence is not widely known. Access to Work (England, Scotland and Wales)Access to Work is a scheme administered by the DWP...

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