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A support group for Black Women and Black non-binary folk of African & Caribbean descent with ADHD✨
Clinical diagnosis not required
Founder: @vvnsings

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ANNOUNCEMENT📣📣📣
WE HAVE PUBLISHED OUR FIRST RESEARCH PAPER ON BLACK WOMEN'S EXPERIENCE OF LATE DIAGNOSED ADHD!!!
This is such a huge milestone for me personally and @adhdbabes as an organisation.

I've always loved research. As a Psychology MSc graduate I've always wanted to platform the experiences of Black British people in the field.

Sadly, the research world has always felt quite mythical to me. You need to know the right people and say the right things. While I'd attempted to have my dissertations published in the past, the excessively elusive admin and gatekeeping was too much to hold as a lone neurodivergent person.
This research feels like a warm hug to the 28 year old me who gave up trying to get our voices heard.

What was extra beautiful about this research was it community centred in nature. Since @adhdbabes went public we have had numerous requests for research participation and often never hear from the researchers again.

As a community organisation leading on the research, we are speaking to people who remain part of our support system. Rather than extractive, it is led by lived experience and sustained safer spaces.

Please read, share and support! May this be the first of many works to diversify the literature on ADHD so our stories are no longer silenced. As well as more comunuty-led approaches to research, by us for us.

Thank you so much to the babes who shared so honestly and openly with us.💜
Thank you to my co-authors. 🤎
Comment 'research' and I'll DM you the link directly!

https://doi.org/10.1080/18387357.2026.2664479

#research #psychology #adhdresearch #adhdbabes

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Guysssss, guess who got selected for the 2023 cohort of the @foundervine accelator course with @lloyds.bank !!!

I am sooo excited to join this cohort of amazing Black founders!

Meeting them last week was inspiring in and of itself, so I am really looking forward to learning together over the next two months. I have already learnt so much I need to implement from the first session by @claud_williams_
, never been in a workshop for two hours and maintained concentration like that 😂

Imposter syndrome really tried to reek its head at some points but I am softly reminding myself I deserve a seat on the table and was picked for a reason.

Time to make @adhdbabes sustainable so we can continue to serve our community💜

Wish me luck and concentration!

#blackfounders #accelator #foundervine #lloydsbank #startups #entrepreneur

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In true adhd fashion, this post is a bit late but we still wanted to share some sound bites from Ep 13 - Clinical Empathy with the amazing Jenny Okolo.

You can find the episode via anchor. 💕

Resident host Shereen (@black_chonky_rollerbabe)catches up with Occupational Therapist, podcaster and entrepreneur Jenny Okolo (@jenokolo)
As an OT, Jenny crosses paths with many patients who have been diagnosed with some form of neurodivergence. What is most interesting is the number of people who she works with who haven't had any formal diagnosis but may be on a neurodivergent scale.
Delving into Jenny's experiences, she explains exactly why neurodivergent patients should be treated with empathy and shares advice on what to do if you feel you don't have the right clinician for you.
For clinicians out there, she has some advice for you too.

#adhdbabes #adhdbabesthepodcast #jennyokolo #adultadhd #adhdawareness #adhdstruggles #adhd #neurdiversity #blackmindsmatter #blackwomen #blacknonbinary #adhdsupport #adhdpodcast #blackwomenwithadhd #blacknonbinarywithadhd

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Podcast Episode 27 OUT NOW🎙

An interview with @adhdbabes Founder Vivienne & Podcast Producer Shauna🎙LINK IN BIO

Thank you so much to these two mega babes for sharing their late ADHD diagnosis stories and the incredible work of their community group for community group for Black Women and Non-Binary people with ADHD💖

#adultadhd #adhdawareness #adhdstruggles #adhd #neurodiversity #blackmindsmatter #blackwomen #blacknonbinary #adhdsupport #blackwomenwithadhd #Podcast #ADHDPodcast #ADHDLate #latediagnosisadhd #adhdcommunity #adhdhelp #adhdexplained #adhdwomen #womenwithadhd #adhdinwomen #adhdgirls #adhddiagnosis #ADHDISREAL #womensupportingwomen #femaleempowerment #adhdassessment #adhduk

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Vivienne Isebor is an activist, singer, songwriter, spoken word artist, poet and performer. She is also a clinical associate in psychology and the founder of ADHD Babes, a support group for Black women and non binary people with ADHD. Learn more at @adhdbabes 🧡

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@adhdbabes on Episode 27 of ADHD As Females - The Podcast 🎙

Founder Vivienne Isebor & Podcast Producer Shauna Campbell share their late ADHD diagnosis stories and the work of their incredible Community Group for Black Women & Non-Binary people with ADHD 🎗

We can’t wait to share this very special episode TOMORROW - 1.11.22 @ 5PM GMT 💖

#adultadhd #adhdawareness #adhdstruggles #adhd #neurodiversity #blackmindsmatter #blackwomen #blacknonbinary #adhdsupport #blackwomenwithadhd #Podcast #ADHDPodcast
#ADHDLate #latediagnosisadhd #adhdcommunity #adhdhelp #adhdexplained #adhdwomen #womenwithadhd #adhdinwomen #adhdgirls #adhddiagnosis #ADHDISREAL #womensupportingwomen #femaleempowerment #adhdassessment #adhduk

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Black Students Talk x @adhdbabes present: Neurodiversity and Mental Wellbeing.

BST is a peer wellbeing support group for Black students at @lifeatkings funded & supported by @kclsu ✨

We come together to meet, share, learn, and manage our mental health and wellbeing at university.

For #neurodiversitycelebrationweek we have @adhdbabes talking about ADHD, neurodiversity and Mental health / wellbeing among the Black community.

Sign up here to join the session: https://www.kclsu.org/help/wellbeing/blackstudentstalk/

#neurodiversity #neurodiversesquad #mentalhealthmatters #selflove #selfmotivation #selfcare #blacklivesmatter✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 #blackmindsmatter #studentlife #studentmentalhealth

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I’ve come to realize that the things that are hardest for me to talk about are the very things I need to grow through. 🌱With the entire world going virtual I was reminded more than ever of how difficult the little things have always been for me. Then, on June 5 of last year, I began my teaching journey as a 200hr yoga trainee with @schoolyogainstitute. I will never forget this day because 2 things that have shaped the very essence of my being seemed to virtually collide; it was my grandmother’s 90th birthday. It was also the day my childhood school reminded me (via Zoom) of how much trauma I’d suppressed. I always knew my experience as a black person in private school was different, but I never considered my ADHD experience to be equally as challenging. I spent 4 years not seeing a single other black female in a classroom with me but I’d spent much longer not seeing any black neurodiverse people sharing that same space.

I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 5 years old. I’ve been on nearly every stimulant on the market and have had to learn to navigate life not only as ‘the lone black girl’ but also the girl who couldn’t find anything meaningful to add to a conversation at lunch because she was so deeply in her head that the anxiety and fear of being rejected for saying something weird kept her lips glued shut. I thought I could never be perceived as smart or having anything of value to add to anything, simply because I’d been so socialized to see my differences as bad. In months following the tragic Zoom call that brought back all of my anger and deep seated self-hatred in full force I had to pull back. I had to start healing my younger self. 🌞 I put together this class based on what I’ve learned not just as a yogi or a black girl with #adhd , but what I have actually lived through.. I know we’re only scratching the surface when we talk about mental health in the black community but we can’t have health without healing. 🌜This class is donation based and open to all. ✨I hope we can heal together.✨LINK IN BIO🌙 #adhdawareness #yogapractice #traumainformed #healingjourney

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Finding out in your 20’s that you have a disability that’s affected you your whole life isn’t an easy journey but it hasn’t stopped @flotuk ✨

Head over to our stories to read Stephanie’s personal essay on being diagnosed with ADHD & what it means for her concept of black womanhood 👆🏾

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"LET'S TALK ABOUT..."

In collaboration with @questhumanity and @adhdbabes

We had an incredible conversation on 'Understanding ADHD' with @chantayyjayy and @adhdbabes on Sunday which is available on our IGTV for you to soak up in your own time.

To continue that convo, we wanted to lay out some of the key signs and symptoms for you to SAVE and SHARE so that we continue to widen our understanding of ADHD.

ADHD is a neurological condition that affects executive functions grouped by three types; inattentive, compulsive or combined.

There are many signs and symptoms of ADHD but the racial health gap means that the Black community and especially Black Women often do not receive an accurate diagnosis and are overlooked.

SWIPE TO LEARN MORE ➡️➡️

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💫IG LIVE TAKEOVER

Chanté Joseph x ADHD babes on “Understanding ADHD”

🚨7PM TOMORROW, IG LIVE🚨

Join us for our last live conversation of the year, with an IG takeover from Chanté Joseph (@chantayyjayy) joined by @adhdbabes co-founder, Vivienne Isebor (@vvnsings) for a conversation on 'Understanding ADHD'.

Chanté is a writer and digital content producer who has spoken openly about her recent diagnosis of ADHD and the racial health gap which means that not enough is being done to diagnose ADHD in Black Children.

Vivienne Isebor is the co founder of ADHD Babes - a support group for Black Women and non-binary people with ADHD.

They'll be chatting about their own experiences of ADHD, signs and symptoms and what managing ADHD looks like since diagnosis 🖤

Make sure you tune in!

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#SWGCommunitySpotlight 💡

ADHD babes @adhdbabes are a collective of Black Women and Non-Binary people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).⠀
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Follow @adhdbabes on IG and Twitter (same handle) to find out more about joining their bi-weekly support groups. You are welcome to join the support group whether or not you have received a clinical diagnosis of ADHD. ⠀
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Brief overview of ADHD: ADHD is a neuro-developmental condition in which differences in brain development and brain activity can cause a combination of persistent symptoms such as attentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness. ADHD can be treated with talking therapies and medication, amongst other forms of treatment. It’s not yet clear what causes ADHD, although there is evidence to show it tends to run in families (Source: NHS website).⠀
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Thank you ADHD Babes for the amazing work you’re doing! 💖

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