Commissioned by the Teaching website Teachit to write this piece on supporting students with ADHD in a mainstream classroom, I couldn’t resist offering a mini-glimpse of the challenges for the average teacher (let alone a neurodiverse one). The result is this short piece that was published in April 2023 but has been retweeted and reposted throughout ADHD Awareness month this October to remind educators that there is always another way. Not necessarily better, but another.
Better Late than Never 
Found it interesting to hear about these afaptations. Thank you for writing it. I used to be a teacher in my 20s and again in my 30s but burned out (due largely to my own undiagnosed adhd i think now). I wonder about going back to teaching in my 50s post diagnosis. But having autistic traits (tho not a diagnosis) as well I worry about not having enough cognitive flexibility to be able to think on my feet in the classroom and deal with the unexpected. Unfortunately the tension and anxiety i ended up feeling have coloured my memory of my teaching experience.
I’m sorry to hear that – I expect ADHD in adults was barely a thing when you were in your 20s if you consider that there were only NICE guidelines for adults drawn up in the UK in the year 2000. I do hope you have found other work where you feel valued. Being a teacher is v hard and undervalued generally…