july 2023
Many of the requests we get from our community relate to seeking ways to connect with other people with lived experience of adult ADHD. Adelaide Adult ADHD would love to help people do this - but what to do? There is already a plethora of social media groups, sites and pages (South Australian, Australian and global) focussed on ADHD generally and quite a few about adult ADHD specifically. You can find links to some of there here. These offer opportunities to connect with others, and to find or organise formal and informal gatherings. But we keep getting queries from people feeling isolated and disconnected. We do have our comments option on our home page and are pleased to see it being increasingly used to reach out, but we also acknowledge that it has limited functionality. So, we'd love to hear from you. What else could we try? Have you seen anything work well somewhere else? What are the barriers to you accessing existing connections, like social media? What doesn't work for you about existing options? We'd love you to tell us your thoughts, ideas and suggestions so we can do our best to help. Access our survey here, or at www.forms.gle/58LQdWEqfsCWPHs4A.
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where your community is Adult ADHD can be a very isolating experience. Go looking for research into understanding and managing adult ADHD and this sense of alone-ness can morph into a sense of hopelessness - there is so little out there, so does that mean nobody is interested or trying to help? If you are feeling this way, we are thrilled to provide you with evidence that there is reason to keep hoping for better futures. An Adelaide reseracher has reached out to Adelaide Adult ADHD about investigating the differences that music education can make on the outcomes for adults of ADHD. The research may also extend to exploring how much ADHD is influenced by biological, personality and temperament compared to social conditioning (such as social media). While the research is only at the stage of seeking grant funding for a short-term project, the hope is that initial results will lead to extension of the grant to fund a deeper 3 year investigation. We are genuinely delighted that this topic is receiving research attention, and that we have the opportunity to connect the work with the Adelaide Adult ADHD community. Stay tuned for more exciting updates!
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