Challenging norms, diagnosis barriers, equity issues, and shifting the ADHD narrative.
UPDATE: A petition calling for an ADHD Inquiry in Aotearoa has now been submitted and is pending parliamentary approval. This blog post was originally shared here to gauge community response – not as a campaign launch. The feedback was quietly powerful, and several supportive messages helped confirm that this conversation needs to happen. The petition…
Sometimes I wonder if I’d even have an ADHD diagnosis if I’d been born 300 years ago.Not because I wouldn’t have had it — but because the world hadn’t yet made it a problem. The more I look around, the more I find myself asking: When did the world get so weird?So rigid, so fast,…
Estimated reading time: 10 minutesThis article explores why neurodivergent language matters, because some labels help, some erase us, and some just try to be cute when what we really need is clarity, credibility, and change. From Labels to Liberation Playful language has its place. But only if it doesn’t dilute the need for real change….
(A Rewriting Normal Reflection) I read something recently that called out LinkedIn as a platform full of performative empathy. People sharing stories about grief, burnout, or inclusivity, not necessarily because they cared, but because they knew it would look good. At first, I understood the discomfort. I don’t like fakery either. I’ve worked in spaces…
The Shame Loop We Know Too Well (ADHD & Habit Building) When my friend said, “I’m not really one to stick to things,” I knew what she meant. I’ve said it too. That soft, shame-tinted shrug we do, the one where we pre-disclaim our enthusiasm because we’ve been here before. Started. Tried. Derailed. Pivoted. Moved…
ADHD doesn’t change based on where you live—but how you experience it absolutely does. In New Zealand, our cultural default is often “she’ll be right,” but if you’ve got ADHD, chances are… it won’t be. This is a look at ADHD through a distinctly Kiwi lens—because our quiet, self-deprecating culture shapes how we see ourselves,…
And why we don’t have to force it to I never really vibed with Spoon Theory. Not because I didn’t understand it—I did. I read the original post, I saw the diagrams. I watched friends use it to explain their fatigue in a way that finally felt heard. It’s a beautiful metaphor. It just didn’t…