JBHD

Communication, consultancy and coaching for ADHD.

James Brown is an experienced scientist and science communicator, ADHD coach and co-founder of ADHDadultUK and focusmag.uk

01/10/2025

Today marks the start of ADHD Awareness Month.

I know your feed is about to fill with posts, facts, and campaigns, and that can feel noisy or overwhelming.

So this isn’t a grand statement, it’s just a small one.

You are seen.
You are loved.
You are not alone.

30/09/2025

After waiting since February for a phone call about changing my medication for bipolar, after no replies to multiple emails crying out for help, I saw my psychiatrist yesterday, only to be gaslit by being told I’m not anhedonic because I can feel negative emotions… 🤷🏼‍♂️

Because apparently, anhedonia isn’t real unless you feel nothing at all.

Fine.

They told me I wasn’t anhedonic. They were wrong.

The Anhedonic’s Guide to Happiness. Coming soon(ish)…

26/09/2025

September ADHD Tax

I thought I’d count up how much ADHD costs me in a typical month (and let’s face it, I’ll have missed stuff).

This month’s bill for having a brain like mine:

Parking ticket: £45 (classic)

Gigs I bought tickets to by mistake or couldn’t go: £250

Food I had to get from delivery services as I forgot when shopping: £180

Charging the car at charging points as forgot to check charging worked at home: £120

A memory foam pillow I bought (despite us getting rid of 6 in the past year): £40

Grand total = £635.

F**k. Me.

25/09/2025

Another full house in Brighton last night for a The Science of AuDHD talk.

That’s now the first three AuDHD talks that have sold out, which obviously says less about me, and much more about the growing curiosity (and need) around understanding ADHD + autism together.

Huge thanks to everyone who came along, asked brilliant questions, and proved (again) how important these conversations are.

Next stop: Liverpool and Manchester next week ❤️

23/09/2025

Last night Exeter let me ramble on about the Science of AuDHD. Thanks to everyone who came, laughed in the right places, and asked some brilliant questions.

In classic James fashion I asked someone who said they were alexithymic how they felt about something…. 🤦🏼‍♂️

It’s always a privilege to share the research, but also to hear your stories afterwards.

Big thanks as ever to for hosting and to Exeter for turning up in force on a school night. I may or may not have rewarded myself with too many snacks afterwards — science demands sacrifices.

Next stop: Brighton tomorrow night.

18/09/2025

Iron doesn’t treat ADHD…unless you’re deficient.

A new meta-analysis (Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2025) reviewed 18 studies on iron supplements in children, teens, and menstruating adults without anaemia, including people with ADHD.

The findings?

Iron did NOT improve ADHD symptoms, attention, or depression in randomised trials.
But it did help with fatigue, anxiety, and memory… but only in people with iron deficiency (low ferritin).

Iron deficiency is common in people who menstruate or are still growing. It can look like ADHD:
– Brain fog
– Restlessness
– Poor concentration
– Tired-but-wired energy crashes

But if your iron is normal, iron supplements won’t help. You’ll just have expensive p*e.

Talk to your GP about ferritin testing (not just hemoglobin) before trying supplements.

Study DOI: 1Fiani, D., Chahine, S., Zaboube, M., Solmi, M., Powers, J. M., & Calarge, C. (2025). Psychiatric and cognitive outcomes of iron supplementation in non-anemic children, adolescents, and menstruating adults: a meta-analysis and systematic review. Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews, 106372.

14/09/2025

I remember watching Hatton step into the ring at his beloved City of Manchester stadium, gloves strapped, fire in his eyes. I spent years following him, loved him, and now mourn him.

Years later it was clear he struggled with life after his career, but he stood up and spoke about his mental health issues in a sphere where that’s not done. His work for the Campaign Against Living Miserably will have changed lives.

Hatton’s death leaves a huge hole. But his story also leaves a map: of struggle, of honesty, of fighting opponents none can see.

Rest in power, Ricky. Thank you for everything.

13/09/2025

I don’t like art. I don’t get art. Most of it just makes me feel like I’ve accidentally wandered into someone else’s inside joke.

But obviously when I saw these I had to buy them (or ‘let’ buy them for me)… Because if you slap ADHD/bipolar onto something, suddenly I understand Tracey Emin, and am Banksy’s biggest fan.

Absolutely [insert positive emotion I don’t feel here] to put this up on the wall…

13/09/2025

I don’t like art. I don’t get art. Most of it just makes me feel like I’ve accidentally wandered into someone else’s inside joke.

But obviously when I saw this I had to buy it (or ‘let’ buy it for me)… Because if you slap ADHD onto something, suddenly I understand Tracey Emin, and am Banksy’s biggest fan.

Absolutely [insert positive emotion I don’t feel here] to put this up on the wall…

12/09/2025

First Science of AuDHD talk complete!

Last night I was [insert positive emotion I don’t understand due to anhedonia] to give my first Science of AuDHD talk in the utterly beautiful town of Narberth. 🏰🌈

The audience were brilliant – funny, curious, and patient enough to listen to me waffle on about brains for far too long. (Apparently this is what a “good night” looks like, so I’ll take everyone else’s word for it.)

Huge thanks to those who turned up, to for the platform, and to Narberth for being far too colourful and charming for my monochrome personality.

Huge thanks to for being both a magical creature (mythical beast?) and for taking some of the questions for me 🫡

Next stop: more talks, more science, same questionable shoes. 👟

10/09/2025

Monday: me, a stunning view of Turf Moor ( stadium), and a Science of ADHD talk.

Also me: trying not to throw up from a migraine, then driving all the way home afterwards. And then another two migraines after. Even with Botox therapy, that’s over 50 migraines so far this year.

But honestly? The audience were INCREDIBLE, engaged, thoughtful, and funny in all the right places. And it was lovely to meet friends from our Patreon community (Hi Felix and Jane ❤️)

Sometimes this work is amazing, sometimes it’s exhausting, sometimes it’s both at the same time. This was definitely one of those days. Still worth it.

05/09/2025

TEAM PAPER 📖 v TEAM AUDIO 🎧

After 6 months we’re so grateful to hear that ADHD Unpacked isn’t quite ready for Poundland just yet…

So, which format is winning?

Team Paper is a gnats armpit below 2,000 sales, while Team Audio is maybe unsurprisingly sitting pretty in the lead at 3,000 sales.

We don’t mind which format wins, but we are grateful for everyone who’s bought a copy, even if it is sitting on a window sill gathering dust or being used as a temporary coaster… Thanks to everyone who has bought ADHD Unpacked in whatever way your brain likes best 🧡

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