ADHD
Being a parent/carer of a child or young person who is ADHD brings unique joys and challenges
ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition
At PSC we provide parents and carers with knowledge and strategies that enable you to support your ADHD child or young person pre and post assessment. Click play to watch the video from the National Centre for Mental Health ‘Let’s talk about ADHD’.
Duration: 4 minutes, 11 seconds
Upcoming events
Discover allAutism Course: Berkshire East Nov 2026 – SOLD OUT
Starts on Thursday 5th NovemberThree linked sessions for parents/carers of autistic children and young people registered with a Berkshire East NHS area GP surgery or living in this area. Held online via Zoom from 7-9pm.
Open to
- Bracknell
- Slough
- Windsor and Maidenhead
Interoception Workshop: Berkshire East Nov 2026
Starts on Tuesday 10th NovemberFor parents/carers of autistic/adhd children and young people, living or registered with an NHS GP, in the Berkshire East NHS area. Held online via Zoom from 7-8.30pm.
Open to
- Bracknell
- Slough
- Windsor and Maidenhead
ADHD Course: Berkshire West Nov 2026
Starts on Tuesday 10th NovemberThree linked sessions for parents/carers supporting children and young people with ADHD registered with a Berkshire West NHS area GP surgery. Held online via Zoom from 7-9pm.
Open to
- Reading
- West Berkshire
- Wokingham
Supporting development trauma needs in teenagers – Nov 26
Starts on Wednesday 11th NovemberThis workshop will explore: * Trauma and the teenage brain * Common challenges and indicators of trauma histories in teenagers * Communicating with your teen * Practical strategies to strengthen resilience and security in teenagers Held online via Zoom from 10am - 12pm
Open to
- Bracknell
- Buckinghamshire
- Hampshire
- Other
- Oxfordshire
- Reading
- Slough
- West Berkshire
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Wokingham
ADHD Course: Berkshire East Nov 2026
Starts on Thursday 12th NovemberFor parents/carers supporting children and young people with ADHD living, or registered with an NHS GP, in the Berkshire East NHS area. Held online via Zoom from 7-9pm.
Open to
- Bracknell
- Slough
- Windsor and Maidenhead
Sleep Well Workshop (Trauma Informed) Nov 2026
Starts on Friday 13th NovemberA workshop for Berkshire adoptive, foster, kinship care and birth families of children affected by early life trauma. We have a small number of non-Berkshire tickets available. Held online via Zoom from 10am-12.30pm.
Open to
- Bracknell
- Buckinghamshire
- Hampshire
- Other
- Oxfordshire
- Reading
- Slough
- West Berkshire
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Wokingham
PSC Quiz Night – November 26
Starts on Friday 13th NovemberGet your thinking caps on and gather your cleverest (and most competitive!) friends because PSC is hosting our very first Quiz Night! Doors Open - 7pm Teams of up to 6 people
Open to
- Bracknell
- Buckinghamshire
- Hampshire
- Other
- Oxfordshire
- Reading
- Slough
- West Berkshire
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Wokingham
Dads and Male Carers Support Group November 2026
Starts on Tuesday 17th NovemberA monthly support group, held in Reading, from 7.30-9.30pm. Available to Berkshire and non-Berkshire dads and male carers.
Open to
- Bracknell
- Buckinghamshire
- Hampshire
- Other
- Oxfordshire
- Reading
- Slough
- West Berkshire
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Wokingham
ADHD: Medication, Treatment Choices and Outcomes Nov 2026
Starts on Wednesday 18th NovemberFor parents/carers. Held online via Zoom from 7-9pm.
Open to
- Bracknell
- Buckinghamshire
- Hampshire
- Other
- Oxfordshire
- Reading
- Slough
- West Berkshire
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Wokingham
Community Parent/Carer Support Group: Bracknell Nov 2026
Starts on Thursday 19th NovemberA face-to-face monthly support group held at Great Hollands Community Centre between 12.30-2.30pm.
Open to
- Bracknell
Supporting Children with Trauma and Insecure Attachments at School: for Professionals Nov 2026
Starts on Friday 20th NovemberTwo linked workshops for Professionals working in schools with children affected by trauma through adverse childhood experiences. Held online via Zoom from 12.30-2.30pm
Open to
- Bracknell
- Buckinghamshire
- Hampshire
- Other
- Oxfordshire
- Reading
- Slough
- West Berkshire
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Wokingham
Community Parent/Carer Support Group: Reading Nov 2026
Starts on Friday 20th NovemberA face-to-face monthly support group held at South Reading Community Hub, 9.30-11.30am.
Open to
- Reading
- Wokingham
Community Parent/Carer Support Group: Slough Nov 2026
Starts on Tuesday 24th NovemberA face-to-face monthly support group held at Farnham Common Village Hall between 10am-12pm.
Open to
- Slough
Understanding Emotional Regulation Workshop Nov 2026
Starts on Wednesday 25th NovemberA workshop for Berkshire and non-Berkshire parents/carers. Held online via Zoom from 7-9pm.
Open to
- Bracknell
- Buckinghamshire
- Hampshire
- Other
- Oxfordshire
- Reading
- Slough
- West Berkshire
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Wokingham
Sensory Processing Workshop Dec 2026
Starts on Tuesday 1st DecemberFor Berkshire and non-Berkshire parents/carers of autistic/adhd children and young people. Held online via Zoom from 7-9pm.
Open to
- Bracknell
- Buckinghamshire
- Hampshire
- Other
- Oxfordshire
- Reading
- Slough
- West Berkshire
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Wokingham
AuDHD Workshop Dec 2026
Starts on Wednesday 2nd DecemberFor Berkshire and non-Berkshire parents/carers of autistic with ADHD children and young people, either diagnosed or suspected. Held online via Zoom from 7-9pm.
Open to
- Bracknell
- Buckinghamshire
- Hampshire
- Other
- Oxfordshire
- Reading
- Slough
- West Berkshire
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Wokingham
Ethnically Diverse Communities Coffee Morning Dec 2026
Starts on Wednesday 2nd DecemberA coffee morning to support families of children with additional needs from diverse ethnic communities who live in the Reading Borough Council area. Held in Reading from 10am-12pm.
Open to
- Reading
Interoception Workshop Dec 2026
Starts on Tuesday 8th DecemberFor Berkshire and non-Berkshire parents/carers of autistic/ADHD children and young people. Held online via Zoom from 7-9pm.
Open to
- Bracknell
- Buckinghamshire
- Hampshire
- Other
- Oxfordshire
- Reading
- Slough
- West Berkshire
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Wokingham
Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) Dec 2026
Starts on Wednesday 9th DecemberA workshop for for Berkshire and non-Berkshire parents/carers. Held online via Zoom from 7-9pm.
Open to
- Bracknell
- Buckinghamshire
- Hampshire
- Other
- Oxfordshire
- Reading
- Slough
- West Berkshire
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Wokingham
Resources
ADHD directory
Discover a wide range of our recommended resources and support links relating to ADHD in our ADHD directory
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ADHD top tips (video)
Parenting Special Children’s founder and CEO Ruth Pearse has made a video of about her ADHD top tips. Watch it here.
Read article
ADHD Book List
Discover a range of books and resources for you to read to help understand ADHD on our ADHD book list resource
Read articleNeed to talk?
- Email: helpline@parentingspecialchildren.co.uk
- Or call: 0118 9863532
Capturing the stories of change in the lives of families who have received support
“This workshop has been so insightful, and interesting”
Lianne ADHD workshop attendee Read case study“This workshop is amazing, I wanted to pause so many times to absorb the knowledge”
Dermot ADHD workshop attendee Read case study“I wish I could bottle your knowledge! Thank you so much”
Kate ADHD workshop attendee Read case study“Thank you for your time and your expertise. You are doing a wonderful job.”
Jahbril ADHD workshop attendee Read case study“I have learnt a lot about autism and ADHD through the courses and have new strategies to support my teenage son”
Eloise PSC workshop attendee Read case study
