Our dream is to alleviate the pressures and struggles that women with ADHD are unnecessarily forced to face, by:
Supporting women with ADHD
Educating women with ADHD, on how their brains work
Providing a platform for connecting with like-minded women
Raising awareness of ADHD and the significant differences between the sexes
Shouting in the right direction until our (collective) voice is heard
We want every woman with ADHD to have the freedom of unapologetically living their very best lives. To achieve that, we need a well informed society who will understand, respect, appreciate, celebrate and support women with ADHD.
What is the golden key for women with ADHD, living their best lives? Well, we can assure you that it doesn’t lie within working against or trying to fix ADHD. It mostly lies within their understanding of their ADHD, accepting and respecting it, and their willingness to collaborate with it.
It’s essential to gain an understanding of what’s happening behind the scenes (the science behind ADHD brains). This invaluable knowledge significantly increases the ability to strategically plan your life around ADHD and use it to your advantage.
ADHD can be an almighty weapon. But, like any powerful arsenal, if the person yielding it hasn’t had sufficient training, then the outcome can be catastrophic.
Learn to love the pros, navigate around the cons and use it to your advantage as your trusted life weapon!
Most people take for granted the value of strong, healthy and supportive relationships. It’s easily done when you are relatable to the vast majority of people and prospects are in abundance. We don’t take it for granted - not one little bit!
Humans thrive on social interactions and connections, and people with ADHD are often on the extreme end of that scale. Craving deep, meaningful, connections with others, we need love, understanding, validating, acceptance and appreciation for who we truly are. But, we know the unfortunate truth of how difficult that can be for women with ADHD to achieve.
This is the very reason that The ADHD Haven for Women was created. Connecting with relatable women makes light work of forming the depth of friendships that we crave. Providing support, encouragement, understanding, laughter and an abundance of genius ideas; our groups enhance the lives of women with ADHD.
We firmly believe that some of the biggest issues that women with ADHD face are out of their control. The main ones to note being:
A lack of understanding - both within society, but more worryingly, within our country’s core institutions
The resistance to formally acknowledge the significant role gender plays in this condition
Damaging misconceptions, stereotyping and stigma
Systemic and social ableism and oppression - ADHD based
Systemic and social ableism and oppression - Gender based
We are always on the hunt for opportunities to raise awareness and diminish harmful opinions that still exists around ADHD. And we’ve recently started to work on our next phase of this which focuses on providing educational online courses. However, we will always gratefully consider any opportunities to raise awareness. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any ideas for raising awareness or would like more information on what services or assistance we’re able to provide.