Unlocking ADHD - Empowering ADHDers and their families to live life to the fullest

The Unlocking ADHD - Empowering ADHDers and their families to live life to the fullest team was invited to participate in the 12th Inter-Autonomous Universities Disability Support Officer Networking Session earlier this week. The event was hosted by SMU’s Student Access office. I shared on the topic of “Empowering ADHD Students. In the subsequent breakout sessions, the different groups discussed topics such as initiatives to equip SEN officers to support students with disabilities and SEN needs better, training modules to address the unique needs of SEN students, addressing executive function challenges, transitioning from school to the workforce, peer mentoring and creating an inclusive classroom. I was personally heartened by the interest shown by these access officers who are committed to support students who are struggling to access their learning in university My two takeaways from this session: (1) incorporate outreach to university students about the services of the access office EARLIER on in the touch point eg during orientation and/or recruitment open houses. The access offices can then hold workshops on study skills, note taking, scheduling etc to help students put their best foot forward (2) Explore ADHD peer support groups at the respective campuses. Unlocking ADHD would be happy to discuss further with interested universities 🙏🏻🙏🏻 #unlockingadhd #disabilities #adhdsg #adhdsupport

Thanks for dropping by our office, Kiat Lim . We appreciate the work that you and the better.sg team (Kasia L. and Junze Zheng) did to help with the Unlocking ADHD website and to resolve some technical issues. It is still a work in progress due to our being understaffed, and not a reflection of the goodwill and time from the Better SG volunteers to support us. One of the most heart warming things I have discovered since being in the charity sector the past 3 years is how generous people are with their time and talent ❣️💯 Unlocking ADHD - Empowering ADHDers and their families to live life to the fullest #unlockingadhd #adhdawareness #volunteers #skilledvolunteering #socialimpact

It was a great visit to Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) this morning when Evelyn Chew invited me to give a guest lecture for her class on Healthcare Communication and Behavior Change. I enjoyed answering the many insightful questions asked by the students. Opportunities to share the Unlocking ADHD story and the impact that it has made forces me to reflect about how far we have come in three short years amidst a roller coaster of challenges. Yet there is still much to do… so we press on! Grateful for the opportunity to expand our outreach to University students and academicians so that more will understand about ADHD🙏🏻 Unlocking ADHD - Empowering ADHDers and their families to live life to the fullest Ng Minghao Tan Yu Quan Janelle Ng Joshua T. Stephanie-Ann Loy Amni Syarah Imerya #unlockingadhd #adhdawareness

tldr: great film please watch if you're a parent or have ADHD loved ones and colleagues. Inclusivity is not that complicated it starts with understanding https://lnkd.in/gGFCBrW5 Thanks to Unlocking ADHD - Empowering ADHDers and their families to live life to the fullest, I came across this amazing documentary The Disruptors. I felt so seen and cried my way through the film—it’s a great (though maybe slightly optimistic) representation of daily life with ADHD. I probably should have been diagnosed at 5, when I was the only one allowed to yap during quiet work time, or at 11, when I didn’t do my math homework for a whole year. Maybe even at 17, when a teacher asked me if a boy was the reason behind my “you know the concepts but didn’t study” failures. Instead, I fumbled through elite education undiagnosed and only figured it out at 28, thanks to TikTok. Now in the second year of my diagnosis, I’m still figuring things out: from choosing not to medicate to occasionally medicating, deciding to share my diagnosis publicly but not seeking formal accommodations at Columbia. It’s a constant work in progress. But sometimes inclusion doesn’t need to be complicated. I attended a DEIA committee meeting at school on Monday, and hearing neurodiversity initiatives on the agenda was incredible. It reminded me of a meeting in 2019 with Lee Seng Meng, where he asked about my working style. I told him I’m very visual, and I thrive on clear to-dos and deadlines, but I also need space to try. Immediately, he grabbed a piece of rough paper and started penning down tasks for me. That’s literally all it takes: ask someone their working style, share yours, and find what works for both of you. There’s always this debate about whether neurodivergence is just a spectrum and diagnosis is arbitrary. Honestly, I don’t think it matters when it comes to interacting with people. We should all pay attention to what others respond well to and adjust accordingly anyway, known diagnosis or not. Everyone has preferences, strengths and weaknesses, and ultimately, it’s about being kind, patient, and empathetic. When we build that respectful and safe culture, the diagnosis doesn’t have to be front and center, we just embrace everyone for whatever quirks they have.

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Inspired by the extensive social mobility work in the UK, Clarence Ching founded Access Singapore in 2019 as a social mobility non-profit to provide career exposure opportunities for disadvantaged students. Under his leadership, Access is now a registered charity with a robust team of 150 full-time staff, volunteers, and facilitators. Access has also impacted over 1,300 academically, financially, or socially disadvantaged students across more than 20 schools, observing improvements in confidence levels and career preparedness. Beyond programmes, the team has also spearheaded advocacy initiatives, including its inaugural Access Social Mobility Summit 2024 and its Social Mobility Surveys in 2022 and 2023. Clarence Ching is the recipient of the President’s Volunteerism & Philanthropy Awards (PVPA) Leaders of Good (Youth) Award for 2024. For the full list of PVPA 2024 winners, please visit https://nvpc.org.sg/pvpa/ #pvpa #pvpa2024 #nvpc #singapore