Richard ‘Middle Aged Crazy’ Nottingham

Richard ‘Middle Aged Crazy’ Nottingham

Richard ‘Middle Aged Crazy’ Nottingham; His battle with ADHD and how mixed martial arts has become his medicine. When you hear the term ADHD, what do you imagine? Probably the stereotypical mischievous boy, running around causing chaos …. well, yes that’s Rich. Rich...

India M

I didn’t realise quite how hyper I was as for me that word is so associated with lively children or nonstop talking. I’ve always walked at light speed though and been told to slow down by friends, colleagues, husband but it’s impossible, yesterday I walked at a normal...
‘Careless mistakes’

‘Careless mistakes’

A term often associated with ADHD and listed in the symptom profile under attention deficits.  Firstly, there is nothing careless about the mistakes a person with ADHD makes. This would imply that we don’t ‘care’ when in fact we care greatly for the things we do. We...
‘High functioning’ adult with ADHD

‘High functioning’ adult with ADHD

Dear Doctor I am writing this whilst 35,000 ft up in the sky. Flying away for a few days of escapism and to rest. When I say rest, I don’t mean I’ll rest my mind because that’s literally impossible for me. I was actually trying to read a book (because that’s what...