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ADHD in Ireland
One article a week: assessment, the system, the overlaps, the living with it.
31 August 2026 · 7 min read
Online ADHD assessment in Ireland: what actually happens on the video call
How a video ADHD assessment runs from booking to report, the questions to ask a clinic before you pay, and the shared-care question that catches people out afterwards.
24 August 2026 · 7 min read
Is a private ADHD assessment worth it in Ireland?
What the €930 to €1,500 buys, what it does not, when paying makes sense and when waiting is the better call, and the questions to ask a clinic before you hand over the money.
17 August 2026 · 7 min read
How long is the HSE adult ADHD waiting list, and what to do while you wait
There is no single national figure. Why the wait depends entirely on your area, how to find out your own number, and the free steps that make the waiting count for something.
10 August 2026 · 6 min read
Can you get an ADHD assessment without going to your GP first?
Yes, in Ireland you can self-refer to most private and online clinics. What no GP referral needed actually means, what it does not mean, and why your GP still matters afterwards.
27 July 2026 · 7 min read
How to get an adult ADHD diagnosis in Ireland: the two routes, step by step
There are two ways in: your GP refers you to the free HSE service, or you self-refer to a private or online clinic. What each costs, how long each takes, and what to bring.
21 July 2026 · 6 min read
Why your brain comes alive at 11pm: interest, not importance
You couldn't start the report at 2pm, then reorganised the entire kitchen at midnight. The science of why ADHD motivation runs on interest, novelty, urgency and challenge, not importance.
20 July 2026 · 6 min read
Not working to potential: what your old school reports already knew
Teachers were writing the evidence down in real time, decades before you ever wondered about ADHD. Why childhood proof decides adult assessments, and where to dig it up.
15 July 2026 · 5 min read
ADHD or anxiety: which one is eating your focus?
They overlap, they imitate each other, and plenty of adults carry both. How clinicians tell them apart, and why a good screening checks both.
13 July 2026 · 5 min read
Your keys are in your pocket: a field guide to ADHD forgetting
Searching for the phone that's in your hand, standing in the kitchen with no idea why you came in. What everyday forgetting looks like, why it happens, and when it's worth a closer look.