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For parents and carers
Guides to help you understand your child and find the right support.
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A parent's guide to ADHD
What ADHD is, how it can look different in girls, and practical ways to support your child.
What's inside
A helpful resource for understanding ADHD in children and young people. It explains what ADHD is, how it can look different in girls, and practical ways to support your child at home, in education and as they grow.
- What is ADHD?
- ADHD in girls
- Signs of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity
- The impact of masking
- Common strengths
- Support you can give
- Organisations to contact
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Understanding masking
When appearing to cope takes more effort than others see, and how to ask for the right support.
What's inside
You may see a child who holds everything together outside the house, then comes home exhausted or distressed. This guide takes those experiences seriously and helps you ask for support that reflects the whole day.
- Everyday examples
- Family experiences
- Practical support
- When you are not being heard
- A page to complete together
- Sources and support
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After-school overwhelm
Understanding difficult afternoons and making the journey home easier.
What's inside
You can love your child and still feel worn down by afternoons that end in tears, arguments or silence. What happens at home deserves to be understood, even when school sees a different picture.
- Making sense of the pattern
- Getting home
- Difficult moments
- Asking school for help
- A plan to complete together
- Sources and support
