What is Self-Care (Part II)
In the second of this two-part series, Psychiatry UK consultant Dr Alexandros Chatziagorakis explores the elements to be found in a good self-care toolbox. In the first part we looked at the fundamental role of sleep. In this part Dr ...read more
What is Self-Care? (Part I)
In the first of this two-part series, Psychiatry UK consultant psychiatrist Dr Alexandros Chatziagorakis discusses what taking care of ourselves actually means and identifies a few fundamental ideas and strategies for a successful self-care toolbox. What is self-care? ‘Self-care’ is ...read more
Higher or Lower? Why using functional labels to describe autism is problematic
As a recently diagnosed adult autistic person, I have had a good deal of time to reflect on the diagnostic process and what it really means to be autistic. This has involved a lot of research, finding and joining communities ...read more
Sleep hygiene and insomnia
Are you struggling to get to sleep, or stay asleep? Do you feel refreshed the next morning, or are you yawning all day? If you’re feeling irritable and finding it hard to concentrate due to tiredness, you may have insomnia. ...read more
The crux of ADHD
The Oxford English Dictionary describes a ‘crux’ as ‘a particular point of difficulty’.1 An ‘ADHD Crux’ can also be described as the tipping point: the stage, juncture or instance when a realisation that ADHD may be responsible for difficulties and ...read more
Adult ADHD, experience and resilience
Late for appointments, missed meetings, burnt offerings for dinner, emotional dysregulation, rejection sensitivity – do these words sound familiar? Almost every day there is an article, video or some form of imagery on social media in relation to Attention Deficit ...read more
