What Access to Work Funding Means for Adults With ADHD in the UK.
Access to Work - a government-funded scheme run by the Department for Work and Pensions. It's designed to help people with disabilities or health conditions, including ADHD.
This is probably the most underused resource available to adults with ADHD in the UK, and most people have never even heard of it.
Access to Work is a government-funded scheme run by the Department for Work and Pensions. It's designed to help people with disabilities or health conditions — including ADHD — get the support they need to stay in or start employment.
What Can It Actually Fund?
The scheme can cover a wide range of support, including:
ADHD coaching to help you perform better at work
Specialist software and assistive technology
Mental health support
A support worker or job coach
Travel to work if your condition makes public transport difficult
Crucially, it can fund ADHD coaching directly. Which means you may be able to access my coaching services at no cost to you or your employer. At present there is at least a 6-7 month wait though please be aware.
Who Is Eligible?
You need to be in paid work, self-employed, or about to start a new job. You'll need a diagnosis or evidence of your ADHD. The application is done online through the government's Access to Work portal, and your employer doesn't need to be involved in the initial application.
How Much Can You Get?
The amount varies depending on your needs and situation, but grants can be significant, covering multiple sessions of coaching or thousands of pounds worth of support over time.
How Do I Help With This?
I'm familiar with the Access to Work process and can support you through your application, provide the necessary documentation, and deliver the coaching once funding is approved.
It's one of the most practical, impactful things I can help a client access, and it costs you nothing to find out if you're eligible.
Want to find out if Access to Work could fund your ADHD coaching? Book a free 20-minute discovery call and I'll walk you through everything.
Why Your ADHD Brain Struggles With Time (And What Actually Helps).
ADHD and Time Blindness can really affect us without the right systems in place.
If you've ever been told you're lazy, unreliable, or that you "just need to manage your time better" — I want you to know something important: it's not a character flaw. It's neurology.
People with ADHD experience what experts call time blindness. While most people have an internal sense of time passing, almost like a mental clock ticking in the background, the ADHD brain largely doesn't. There's now, and there's not now. That's it. Which is why deadlines that are a week away feel completely unreal until suddenly it's the night before.
Why This Happens
The prefrontal cortex - the part of the brain responsible for planning, organising and managing time — works differently in ADHD brains. It's not broken, it's just wired differently. Dopamine plays a huge role here too. Without enough dopamine-driven motivation, future tasks simply don't register with the same urgency as what's happening right in front of you.
What Actually Helps
The key is making time visible and external, because relying on your internal clock simply won't work the way it does for neurotypical people. Here's what I use with clients:
Time timers — visual countdown clocks that show time disappearing as a colour. Seeing time visually is a game changer. Search "Time Timer" on Amazon.
The 10-minute rule — if something takes less than 10 minutes, do it now. Don't schedule it. Just do it.
Transition alarms — set alarms not just for when things start, but for 10 minutes before. The ADHD brain needs a runway.
Body doubling — working alongside someone else, even on a video call, dramatically improves follow-through. Try Focusmate.com for free.
Time blindness is one of the most misunderstood aspects of ADHD, but once you understand it, you can build systems that actually work with your brain rather than against it.
Want to explore what strategies might work best for your specific situation? Book a completely free 20-minute discovery call and let's talk.