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ADHD Australia Our vision is to make Australia a better place for people living with ADHD. ADHD Australia volunteers manage and moderate this account.

We will do our best to respond to messages within 3-5 business days, however it may take longer. To keep our online community safe, moderators may hide or delete comments and block anyone who breaches our Social Media Community Guidelines. We ask that you be respectful, stay on topic, and refrain from profanity, offensive or misleading statements, disclosing private information, posting spam or promotion etc. This page is not moderated by ADHD clinicians and cannot give clinical advice or referrals. For more information, visit: www.adhdaustralia.org.au/Social-media-community-guidelines

01/10/2026



ADHD Australia and final-year occupational therapy students from The University of Queensland are collaborating to creat...
13/09/2026

ADHD Australia and final-year occupational therapy students from The University of Queensland are collaborating to create resources for teens with ADHD. The students are seeking community input to help inform the development of these resources. Please consider completing the survey accessed through the QR code below. Also consider sharing this post and don't hesitate to email any questions to [email protected]

ADHD + the supermarket: you went in for milk.You came home with pasta, strawberries, batteries and a plant you absolutel...
10/09/2026

ADHD + the supermarket: you went in for milk.

You came home with pasta, strawberries, batteries and a plant you absolutely did not plan to buy…

And no milk. 😄

It’s an everyday moment many people can laugh about. But there’s also an interesting conversation underneath it.

Grocery shopping can involve a surprising amount of mental processing: remembering what you need, comparing choices, making decisions, navigating distractions, keeping track of time and adjusting when something you planned to buy isn’t available.

For some people with ADHD, differences in working memory, attention, executive functioning and impulse regulation can influence how experiences like shopping play out.

For others, the supermarket might not be challenging at all.

Because there is no single way to experience ADHD.

Written lists. Phone reminders. Online shopping. Photos of the fridge. The same route through the supermarket every week. Or a system that makes absolutely no sense to anyone else but works brilliantly for you.

And sometimes?

You still forget the milk.

No judgement. Just everyday life with ADHD.

What’s the one thing you somehow manage to forget at the shops?

ADHD and physical activity can look different for everyone.For one person, movement might mean going for a run.For someo...
06/09/2026

ADHD and physical activity can look different for everyone.

For one person, movement might mean going for a run.

For someone else, it's gardening, swimming, dancing around the kitchen, walking the dog, kicking a ball with the kids, riding a bike, joining a community sports team or simply getting outside and moving in a way they enjoy.

Research continues to explore how physical activity may relate to ADHD symptoms, executive functioning and wellbeing. But movement isn't a cure for ADHD, and there isn't one activity or routine that's right for everybody.

Age, ability, health, interests, culture, access and personal circumstances can all shape what movement looks like.

That's why perhaps we can move away from the idea that being active has to look a certain way.

Movement can be social. Quiet. Structured. Spontaneous. Competitive. Gentle. Indoors. Outdoors. Or simply fun.

Finding something you genuinely enjoy can be a great place to begin.

This Father’s Day, ADHD Australia celebrates the many ways dads and father figures show up. 💙The dads learning alongside...
05/09/2026

This Father’s Day, ADHD Australia celebrates the many ways dads and father figures show up. 💙

The dads learning alongside their children.

The dads with ADHD discovering more about themselves while supporting someone they love.

The stepdads, grandfathers, foster dads, carers, mentors and father figures creating encouragement, consistency, laughter and connection.

The dads doing things differently because they've discovered what works for their family.

And the everyday moments that may never make a photograph but become part of someone's story.

Every family is different. Every relationship is different. And there is no single way to be a great dad or father figure.

We also recognise that Father’s Day can bring different emotions and experiences. Today may be joyful, complicated, reflective—or simply another Sunday.

Whatever today looks like for you, there is space for your experience in our community.

Happy Father’s Day from ADHD Australia.

ADHD can look very different around the family table.A child may be learning what ADHD means for them.A parent may recog...
01/09/2026

ADHD can look very different around the family table.

A child may be learning what ADHD means for them.

A parent may recognise parts of their own childhood while supporting that child.

A grandparent may realise that experiences once described as “just the way I am” now have language that didn't exist in the same way when they were young.

ADHD has a strong genetic component, which means conversations about ADHD can sometimes become conversations across generations.

That creates an opportunity not to rewrite anyone's past, but to understand each other with information previous generations may not have had.

Sometimes one conversation today can create understanding that reaches much further than one person.

ADHD Australia asks: What brings you completely into the moment?Not what makes you productive. Not what you should be do...
30/08/2026

ADHD Australia asks: What brings you completely into the moment?

Not what makes you productive. Not what you should be doing.

Something you genuinely enjoy the thing that captures your interest, brings you joy, or simply makes the rest of the world feel a little quieter for a while.

Maybe it's cooking, gardening, gaming or building something. Maybe it's music, sport, reading, art or being outdoors.

Maybe it's trains, animals, cars, history, technology, collecting, creating or learning everything there is to know about one particular subject.

Or maybe it's simply spending time with people you love.

From children discovering new interests to adults returning to old ones, and older generations continuing passions built over a lifetime, the things we enjoy are part of our story.

ADHD conversations don't always need to begin with what's difficult.

Understanding ADHD also means making room for conversations about interests, enjoyment, connection and the things that matter to people.

So today, we'd simply love to hear:

What lights you up?

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