In my ADHD assessment snapshot I kept getting the word translating coming up, not actually understanding what it meant do I looked it up. And the realisation was overwhelming. Translating yourself to the world in the context of ADHD refers to the intense, often exhausting effort required to bridge the gap between how an ADHD brain processes information, emotions, and thoughts, and the neurotypical expectations of how those things should be expressed. I didn't realise I did this until I read it, now I can see it in everything I do. No wonder I have chronic fatigue. I also didn't realise how much grief I have held on too, My childhood, my lost career, my lost of health (temporarily lost my sight with ms) and could list many more but I'm not here to concentrate on the past I'm here to support my past to a different future. In one hour I feel my mind/brain is spinning and I'm exhausted. Goodnight all.

Hi, my name is Jo I’m from Yorkshire, UK and I did work as a children's social worker until retired ill health 15 years ago. I love photography but finding it a struggle at the moment. You can ask me questions about anything and I will do my best to answer. I want to get these things from ADHD Harmony: more understanding of the way I am and how I can best support myself and others. For fun, I like to: traval in my campervan, take photographs and basically be wanderlust and free. Fun fact about me, I love Timberland boots I have quite a few.

Just finished the first section of my ADHD Snapshot and realised something wild: for most of my life I've blamed my sensitivity and quietness on my childhood, when actually a huge part of it was always just neurodivergence. I've been giving compassion to my 8-year-old self that I've never given to the adult version of me.

Hello, I can’t seem to find the email to get myself started on this journey. Please can request one.

Ok peeps, I’m gonna break the ice and add my video. Hope that it gives you confidence to do the same! I know how hard it is to get behind the camera, but it gets easier the more you do it :) @Jim Ebbelaar feel free to edit it however you like 🤓