Blog · Rikta Psychiatry
A formal, comprehensive guide for educators on planning challenges in neurodivergent learners and practical classroom strategies that support executive function.
Being a parent of a child with autism is a journey filled with both challenges and joys.
Living with ADHD or autism often means facing extra challenges in everyday life, and sometimes the harshest critic is your own inner voice.
Having autism and navigating working life can involve unique challenges, but also unique strengths.
Many people with ADHD experience difficulties in their close relationships, whether in romantic life, family, friendship, or work.
Autism affects how we interact with others, but with the right understanding and strategies, even close relationships can flourish for people with autism.
Understand why ADHD procrastination happens in adults and learn practical strategies to start tasks, reduce paralysis, and build consistent momentum.
Sensory overload and autistic burnout can build over time. Learn the signs, the difference between overload and burnout, and how to support recovery.
Learn how workplace accommodations reduce sensory load and burnout for autistic adults, and how Access to Work can fund practical support.
Adult autism signs are often subtle and easy to miss. Learn how autism can show up in everyday life, from masking and burnout to sensory overload and routine needs.
A clear, practical guide to Access to Work for adults with ADHD or autism: who can apply, what support is funded, and how the process works.
A clear, step-by-step guide to how ADHD is diagnosed: who is involved, what happens in an assessment, what tests are (and are not) used, and what support comes next.
Why school can feel like a daily fight for teenagers with ADHD, how the challenges build, and how coaching can help restore structure and confidence.
A clear, human guide to ADHD treatment options after diagnosis, including medication, therapy, and coaching, and how each can help.
Practical, home-focused ADHD coaching strategies for parents to reduce overwhelm and build calmer, more predictable days.
Why social media is so compelling for young people with ADHD, how it affects attention and recovery, and what support can help.
Why anxiety is so common in ADHD, how the cycle forms, and how practical support can reduce the pressure that keeps the nervous system on high alert.
How ADHD impacts relationships and practical steps to build healthier connections in romance, friendships, and family life.
A concise explainer of the three ADHD presentations—what defines each, how they’re diagnosed, and why knowing the type helps you tailor support.
A clear walkthrough of what happens in an adult ADHD assessment—from screening and interviews to tools, collateral input, medical review, and feedback.
Practical, evidence-informed ADHD focus strategies: cognitive tools, environment tweaks, time structures, movement, and lifestyle foundations.
Why traditional study advice clashes with ADHD brains and how to use structure, sensory tools, and accountability to actually focus and retain information.
Practical ADHD tips for kids: calmer mornings, smoother transitions, homework help, and school collaboration that work on ordinary days.
Practical ADHD tips for adults: time visibility, low-friction starts, capture systems, focus structure, and emotional regulation that work on busy days.
What ADHD paralysis feels like, why it strikes so hard, and experiments that help you move again.
A clear guide to ADHD help: how therapy, coaching, medication, and practical supports fit together so you can choose what actually works.
Why emotional rejectivity hits so hard, how ADHD makes it likelier, and practical ways to spot and manage the spiral.
How clutter, overwhelm, and ADHD interact, and practical ways to design environments that actually support how you live.
Why ADHD can make emotions go from 0 to 100, what weakens your brakes, and practical ways to build a pause before reacting.
Five productivity myths that drain ADHD brains—and the ADHD-friendly truths that replace them.
A clear, practical guide to what ADHD coaching does, what it doesn’t do, and how it supports you long after diagnosis.
Why decision fatigue hits so hard with ADHD, how it shows up in daily life, and practical ways to lighten the mental load.
A practical, compassionate guide to why you procrastinate, the common patterns, and the tools that fit busy real life.
How coaching for ADHD and ASD can make daily life more manageable through practical strategies, structure, and support.
Early signs of ADHD in adults and how they show up in everyday life.
How an ADHD diagnosis can change daily life, reduce self-criticism, and open access to the right support, treatment, and accommodations.
What executive functions are, how they relate to ADHD, and practical ways to support your brain in daily life.
Ten practical ADHD strategies that make a real difference for focus, organisation, and wellbeing.
Less-recognised patterns that can accompany ADHD — and guidance on when to seek a professional assessment.
Practical, professional guidance to build natural eye contact—combining everyday experiments and a structured three-session coaching plan.
A structured, professional guide to understanding why we delay and the practical steps that help you start, deliver, and finish.
Evidence-informed ways to rebuild focus in a distracted world—habits, environments, and pacing that actually work.
A structured, professional guide to capturing, prioritising, and delivering work when your mind feels overloaded.
Why procrastination happens with ADHD and how to build strategies that work in daily life.
Everything you need to know about an ADHD assessment – from preparation to feedback and ongoing support.
A walkthrough of how inattentive ADHD (ADD) differs from the combined presentation — and what that means in daily life.
Masking refers to strategies autistic people use to hide natural behaviours in order to appear neurotypical.
