Over the summer, we met to dream and theorise about what equity means to us as ADHD Babes. As we live in a world which prioritises harm over care; we wanted to think about what our lives would look like if we focussed on our communal safety and sustainability. As an organisation, we want to understand how we centre safety, joy and our best versions of ourselves to ensure we are able to hold each other in community for years to come.

Hey Babes,

I hope you are well as you read these words.

As I write this, I feel solemn and tender. Words are not enough, but they are at least something.

I want to express my condolences to the family and loved ones of the three young girls whose lives were taken during this horrible attack in Stockport. 

You’ve probably heard about links between ADHD and entrepreneurship. (I’m relatively new to self-employment and to knowing I’m neurodivergent, and I’ve been learning about running a business over the last few years. However, my experience of business advice is that loads of it is not made for us, our brains, or our nervous systems.

I went to the Neurodiverse Entrepreneurs Summit for the first time this year (22nd - 24th July), and it was a revelation of affirming and connecting insights.

Living with ADHD can be a daily challenge.

For Black women, these challenges can be magnified by societal pressures and systemic biases.

Upon getting my diagnosis at 24 years old, I considered myself to have ADHD (Inattentive). This was a whole new world - an amazing one - where I finally had the answers to the phenomenon that has plagued me my whole life.

ADHDBABES collaborated with Black Ballard UK about all things Love and ADHD. We know how hard it can be to navigate life with ADHD, let alone love! So thank you to everyone who shared their stories.

A letter to my darling daughter