Support Groups
National Support Groups
Living with ADHD
This website has been developed to support those who come into contact with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - parents/carers and teachers - and also provides resources for children and teenagers themselves, to help them understand and manage the condition.
Add+up
add+up was set up to bring families together, to guide parents in the right direction to find the practical help they need for their children and to promote both public and professional awareness of ADHD.
ADD / ADHD Online Information
ADDISS, The National Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service
ADHD VOICES
ADHD Voices brings the perspectives and experiences of children into international debates around rising child psychiatric diagnoses and the increasing use of drugs in child psychiatry. These voices contribute to an empirical evidence base that helps to inform ethical debate, clinical judgment, and national policy. VOICES is a Wellcome Trust funded research project based at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
ADHD Foundation
ADDNI Children's Charity - Belfast
Mindroom is a special needs charity for children and adults affected by learning difficulties and learning disabilities
PATOSS - The professional association of teachers of students with specific learning difficulties
The Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has a Policy Unit which deals with issues affecting National Mental Health policy and psychiatric practice. Details can be found on the website www.rcpsych.ac.uk/policy (under Policy and Parliamentary).
The Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition
The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition brings together leading charities to campaign jointly on the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people. http://www.cypmhc.org.uk/
Local Support Groups
Baldock / Hitchin / Letchworth / Royston / Stevenage
Angels Support Group - http://www.angelssupportgroup.org.uk/index.htm
Brighton
ADHD Brighton Support Group - http://adhdbrighton.org.uk/
Bristol
Adult ADHD Support Group - http://aadduk.org/help-support/support-groups/bristol-adult-adhd-support-group/
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire Adult ADHD Support Group – http://addventure-within.co.uk/support/
Chichester
The Hyperactive Children’s Support Group - http://www.hacsg.org.uk/page6.html
Coleraine
Phoenix ADHD Project - http://www.phoenixadhdproject.org/contact/
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Dorset
Dorset ADHD Support Group – http://adhddorset.btck.co.uk/
Essex
Chelmsford ADHD Support Group - http://www.adhd-support.org.uk/index.html
Gateshead
Gateshead ADHD Support - http://www.gatesheadadhdsupport.co.uk/whatis.html
Hampshire
Support group for parents of children with ADHD/ADD and Autism in Farnborough Hampshire. We run every month (1st Tuesday of every month) at the Ship Inn Pub in Farnborough. - Contact Nikki Roberts - adhdtimeout@outlook.com
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/adhdandASDtmeout/
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Harrow
Centre for ADHD and Autism Support Harrow - http://adhdandautism.org/
Contact : adhd@adhdandautism.org
Hertfordshire
Understanding ASD and ADHD in Hertfordshire - http://www.add-vance.org/
Lancashire
ADHD Lancashire Support Group - http://www.adhdlancashire.co.uk/
Lincoln
Lincoln ADHD Support Group - http://lincolnadhd.org/
Liverpool
Liverpool Adult ADHD (Ladders of Life, LOL) - http://www.meetup.com/Liverpool-adult-adhd-ladders-of-life-meetup-com/
London
London adult ADHD support group - https://sites.google.com/site/joyfivolous/home
Manchester
Manchester Region Attention Deficit Disorder Group – http://www.maddchester.com/
Newcastle
KICK ADHD Support Group - http://www.netmums.com/newcastle/local/view/support-groups/special-needs-adhd/kick-adhd-support-group-keep-including-challenging-kids
Norfolk
ADD Norfolk - www.addnorfolk.com
Oxfordshire
ADHD Oxfordshire - http://www.adhdoxfordshire.co.uk/Support-Group.html
Richmond
Richmond ADHD Support Group - https://www.facebook.com/AdhdRichmond
Stockport
SPACE Stockport - http://www.spacestockport.org/pages/about.html
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Scotland
Central Scotland Adult ADHD Support - https://sites.google.com/site/scottishadhdadultsorg/Home
Dundee and Angus Support Group - www.adhddasupport.org
Glasgow Support Group - www.adhdglasgow.org
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire ADHD Support Group - https://www.facebook.com/WestYorkshireAdhdSupportGroup
Life Coach Directory
Life Coach Directory was set up to increase the awareness of life coaching and enable visitors to find the most suitable coach. Coaching is the process of guiding a person from where they are, to where they want to be. To ensure a professional website is maintained, only life coaches who have shown proof of qualifications and insurance cover, or proof of membership with a professional body, are listed.
The directory has a page dedicated to ADHD - http://www.lifecoach-directory.org.uk/articles/adhd-coaching.html