ADHD Aware is a charity that exists to support adults with ADHD.
We do this in four ways:
Running free monthly peer support sessions and discussion groups – both online and in-person, in Brighton – to support anyone impacted by ADHD
Delivering powerful neurodiversity training for companies and organisations that are ready to create a neuro-inclusive workplace
Helping relationships impacted by ADHD to thrive, with our transformative couples course
Providing helpful information about ADHD, and signposting to other useful services
How we started
In 2011, a small, informal support group held its first meeting in Brighton. The group helped people with ADHD to access services and live a better life. Its membership quickly grew.
Four years, later, ADHD Aware was born.
In 2020, lockdown restrictions meant the only way we could provide our services was online, so we started offering online meetings. As a result, more adults with ADHD were able to benefit from our support.
2021 was a big year for ADHD Aware. We became a registered charity, hosted our first webinar with a guest speaker and ran our first course (a 7-week couples course for couples impacted by ADHD).
The following year, we started offering neurodiversity training for NHS clients, private companies, and public and charity sector organisations. To this day, our peer support groups and Board of Trustees are run by volunteers, all of whom have their own lived experience of neurodivergence and the challenges it brings.
Our partners, supporters and friends
We’re hugely grateful for the support we’ve received – both past and present – from East & Central Brighton Primary Care, NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board, The Trust for Developing Communities, Assert, The Resource Centre for Brighton & Hove, Sussex Community Foundation, Brighton & Hove City Council, The National Lottery, Chalk Cliff Trust, The Argus Appeal, The Social Innovation Partnership, National Survivor User Network, Brighton & Hove Buses, and private donors.
We rely on a small number of external consultants, plus essential tools and resources – from software subscriptions to room hire. Of course, none of this comes cheap, and we’re always on the lookout for new funding opportunities.
If you’d like to help us support more adults and families impacted by ADHD, please make a contribution, no matter how small!
