For young people
So, you have ADHD?
Click on the button below if you’d like to find answers to these questions:
What is ADHD?
Why do I have it?
Am I ‘different’?
Am I ‘normal’?
What is the medication for?
Are there other kids like me?
Does this picture show how you feel sometimes?
Everyone is different but we all face similar difficulties at times.
Knowing that you are not alone can be quite important as can speaking to people who can help you.
Don’t let ADHD get you down!
ADHD can be tough.
This short clip demonstrates that school can be difficult for some younger people with ADHD if they don’t get the support and understanding they need.
Try not to be hard on yourself.
It is not always easy to explain how you are feeling.
Talk to someone you trust.
Having ADHD will probably affect how you function at school.
Try to find out as much as you can about why learning can be more difficult.
Discover how ADHD can affect school children by clicking the button below.
You are not alone.
It is important to understand that you are not alone.
Out of every 100 pupils in a school, 5 will have ADHD. Most will be finding it tough too.
Think how many people with ADHD there are in the world!
Remember that a lot of very famous and successful people have ADHD, so it does not mean that you will always struggle.
Those who do well are the ones who make the best of their talents.