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Explore our Help Hub, here you can find our collection of educational articles, helpful tips, and practical tools to support and empower individuals or families living with ADHD.

If you have any ideas on helpful resources let us know!

THE LATEST BUZZ

Stories

From insights to announcements, media stories, and everything in between. Join us to stay up-to-date on all things related to health, wellness and ADHD. 

Latest Buzz

Stories
Te reo: Language of enrichment
Insight
Te reo: Language of enrichment
Insight

Te Reo Māori sees ADHD as a unique way of being, intertwined with every aspect of one's life, from the physical and mental to the social and spiritual.

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Insight
Optimising Your ADHD Medication
Insight
Optimising Your ADHD Medication
Insight

Beehyve GP, Dr Torrance Merkle, explains how New Zealand’s system works for ADHD medication and who can help you get the right dose or formulation. Dr Merkle also shares specific examples of ADHD medication types and brands and their availability here in Aotearoa.

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Insight
You, We and ADHD
Announcements
You, We and ADHD
Announcements

Our new Group Coaching Programme is here! We’re so pleased to launch this special series of sessions so that you don’t have to face the challenges of ADHD alone.

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Announcements
ADHD: Let’s pay attention to how we talk about it
Insight
ADHD: Let’s pay attention to how we talk about it
Insight

Language is crucial when it comes to ADHD. Here at Beehyve, it’s something we care a lot about because we care about people!  

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Insight
Paying to be watched: The new focus trend sweeping the ADHD community
Press
Paying to be watched: The new focus trend sweeping the ADHD community
Press

‘Body doubling’ is a strategy that some of us with ADHD use to keep us on tough tasks. And now its benefits are being recognised much more widely. Our Annie spoke to the Herald to explain why it works so well for those with ADHD. She says, even seeing others be productive helps you get into the zone of flow with something.” Pop over to the NZ Herald to read the full interview with Annie, and find out more.

Featured in: NZ Herald

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Press
ADHD Coaching: the buzz on what drives our team
Collective
ADHD Coaching: the buzz on what drives our team
Collective

Coaching can help you achieve your goals, find strategies to make daily life easier, and manage periods of change. However, you’ve got to find the coach that’s right for you and your unique situation. We’ve invited our brilliant Beehyve coaches to explain their individual approaches.

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Collective
Ten things everyone can do to make Autistic people’s lives better
Press
Ten things everyone can do to make Autistic people’s lives better
Press

Our brilliant Rory wants to make life better for others with ADHD/Autism. Alongside being an ICF Accredited ADHD coach, they’re a researcher, advocate and writer. His column in the Spinoff explains how a little understanding – and awareness of a few simple, easy-to-follow rules – can make a huge difference to our lives. This is a piece you’ll want to read, will love to relate to and be buzzing to share! Head over to the Spinoff now!

Featured in: The Spinoff

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Press
Student doesn't let ADHD stop her
Press
Student doesn't let ADHD stop her
Press

Our founder, Anna Redgrave has been dedicated to helping those with ADHD long before it reached mainstream awareness. In 2015, when she graduated with First Class Honours in Psychology, she told the NZ Herald "I would like to inspire others to embrace their difference, not only look at the negatives, but seek out how they might be turned into positives," she said. Luckily, for our community, she’s worked non stop on her mission ever since. You can read Anna’s story in the NZ Herald.

Featured in: NZ Herald

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Press

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HOW TO GET AN ADULT ADHD ASSESSMENT IN NZ

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Recommended Resources

Recommended Resources

Check out these tools that have been recommended by our team or members of the community.

If you have any ideas on helpful resources, please let us know!

COMMUNITY CURATED
Online
Forget
ADHD, Productivity
Online, Productivity
Forget
ADHD, Productivity
Online, Productivity

An ADHD tool to get work done. This productivity tool is designed to enhance focus and reduce overwhelm.

ADHD, Productivity
Online, Productivity
What is ADHD?
ADHD, Course
Online
What is ADHD?
ADHD, Course
Online

A Hopeful Space helps you to Learn about what ADHD is, how it might affect you and how to start managing the symptoms.

ADHD, Course
Online
Suicide & Co: Conversation Guide
Mental Health, Guides
Suicide, Bereavement, Online
Suicide & Co: Conversation Guide
Mental Health, Guides
Suicide, Bereavement, Online

Supporting those bereaved by suicide because suicide always has company.

A really fantastic resource. Especially for those looking to support someone bereaved or if you’re going through bereavement yourself. They also have a helpful alphabet tool for when you’re not sure where to start. It highlights a list of words that are important to talk about & understand in relation to suicide-related grief.

Mental Health, Guides
Suicide, Bereavement, Online
Autism Quiz
Autism / ASD, Assessments
Online
Autism Quiz
Autism / ASD, Assessments
Online

• • •

This is only a screening test. A diagnosis can only be made by a mental health professional or psychiatrist.

Autism / ASD, Assessments
Online
ADHD reWired Coaching
ADHD, Coaching
Online
ADHD reWired Coaching
ADHD, Coaching
Online

Coaching & Accountability Groups. It all starts with our intensive Coaching and Accountability Groups. Growth Continues with Weekly Coaching and more in our Membership Community for ArC Alumni

ADHD, Coaching
Online
ADHD Spectrum Test
ADHD, Assessments
Online
ADHD Spectrum Test
ADHD, Assessments
Online

ADHD composite test measuring ADHD occurrences across seven different domains.

ADHD, Assessments
Online
ADHD Screener
ADHD, Assessments
Online
ADHD Screener
ADHD, Assessments
Online

This is only a screening test. A diagnosis can only be made by a mental health professional or psychiatrist.

ADHD, Assessments
Online
Adhd & others co-existing disorders
ADHD, Assessments
Online
Adhd & others co-existing disorders
ADHD, Assessments
Online

This checker compares responses to symptoms of more than a dozen psychological and learning conditions.

ADHD, Assessments
Online
Apps
Goblin Tools
ADHD, Productivity
App
Goblin Tools
ADHD, Productivity
App

A tool to help neurodivergent people with tasks they find overwhelming or difficult.

ADHD, Productivity
App
Balance
ADHD, Meditation, Mental Health
App
Balance
ADHD, Meditation, Mental Health
App

Balance breaks down meditation into concrete, trainable skills, and it tracks the time you spend practicing each.

ADHD, Meditation, Mental Health
App
LastPass
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
LastPass
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity

Save passwords and usernames.

ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
1Password
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
1Password
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity

Store & use strong passwords. Log in to sites and fill forms securely with a single click.

ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Amazing Marvin
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Amazing Marvin
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity

A productivity app incorporating principles from behavioural psychology to help beat procrastination, feel in control and finish to-do lists.

ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Unroll.Me
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Unroll.Me
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity

Clean up your email and unsubscribe.

ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Focus To-Do
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Focus To-Do
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity

Easy-to-use time and task management app.

ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Pocket
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Pocket
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity

Store info from your browser, twitter or facebook.

ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Todoist
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Todoist
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity

Get everything organised and accounted for.

ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Mint
ADHD, Budgeting
App
Mint
ADHD, Budgeting
App

Manage everything about your money.

ADHD, Budgeting
App
Cold Turkey
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Cold Turkey
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity

A productivity app incorporating principles from behavioural psychology to help beat procrastination, feel in control and finish to-do lists.

ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Routines by Care/of
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Routines by Care/of
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity

iPhone: Create morning and evening routines, log how they make you feel, and evaluate how those habits are helping you reach your health goals over time.

ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Focus@will
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Focus@will
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity

Special engineered audio for better focus and attention.

ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Stay Focused
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Stay Focused
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity

Help you track and restrict your mobile usage.

ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Rescue Time
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Rescue Time
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity

For awareness of your time.

ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Sleep Cycle
Sleep
App
Sleep Cycle
Sleep
App

Keep track of your sleep.

Sleep
App
Flipd
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Flipd
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity

Helps you spend your time well.

ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Forest
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Forest
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity

Gamified - Stay focused, be present.

ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Freedom
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Freedom
ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity

Website blocker to reclaim focus & produc­tivity.

ADHD, Productivity
App, Productivity
Focusmate
ADHD, Support
App, Body double, Productivity, Support, Virtual, Focus
Focusmate
ADHD, Support
App, Body double, Productivity, Support, Virtual, Focus

Distraction Free Productivity. Connects you to other professionals who have committed to being accountable for finishing their most important work.

Virtual co-working for getting anything done.

3 sessions per week free!!! WOW!!!

ADHD, Support
App, Body double, Productivity, Support, Virtual, Focus
YNAB
ADHD, Budgeting
App
YNAB
ADHD, Budgeting
App

Similar to PocketSmith - without the judgement.

ADHD, Budgeting
App
PocketSmith
ADHD, Budgeting
App
PocketSmith
ADHD, Budgeting
App

$10 a mth. Syncs all accounts. Give feedback on shopping.

ADHD, Budgeting
App
Smiling Mind
ADHD, Meditation, Mental Health
App
Smiling Mind
ADHD, Meditation, Mental Health
App
ADHD, Meditation, Mental Health
App
Headspace
ADHD, Meditation, Mental Health
App
Headspace
ADHD, Meditation, Mental Health
App
ADHD, Meditation, Mental Health
App
Calm
ADHD, Meditation, Mental Health
App
Calm
ADHD, Meditation, Mental Health
App
ADHD, Meditation, Mental Health
App
Āio Ōrokoroa - Māori Meditation
ADHD, Meditation, Mental Health
App, NZ
Āio Ōrokoroa - Māori Meditation
ADHD, Meditation, Mental Health
App, NZ
ADHD, Meditation, Mental Health
App, NZ
Inflow
ADHD, Coaching
App
Inflow
ADHD, Coaching
App

An ADHD App developed by ADHDrs for ADHDrs. Trial it for a week and then pay for a one year subscription. It’s cheaper than one season with any coach or counsellor, so worth giving it a go.

ADHD, Coaching
App
Books
Outside the Box
ADHD
Book
Outside the Box
ADHD
Book

Rethinking ADD in Children and Adults — A Practical Guide

Thomas E. Brown

Also search for other books by Thomas. E Brown.

ADHD
Book
Smart but Stuck
ADHD
Book
Smart but Stuck
ADHD
Book

Emotions in Teens and Adults with ADHD

Thomas E. Brown

Also search for other books by Thomas. E Brown.

ADHD
Book
Calm
ADHD, Mental Health
Book
Calm
ADHD, Mental Health
Book

The School of Life

A guide to developing the art of finding serenity, not through meditation, but through understanding the sources of anxiety & frustrations

ADHD, Mental Health
Book
The Couple's Guide to Thriving with ADHD
ADHD
Book
The Couple's Guide to Thriving with ADHD
ADHD
Book

Melissa Orlov, Nancie Kohlenberger

ADHD
Book
Your Life Can Be Better
ADHD
Book
Your Life Can Be Better
ADHD
Book

Using strategies for Adult ADD/ADHD

Douglas A. Puryear

ADHD
Book
The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD
ADHD
Book
The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD
ADHD
Book

An 8-Step Program for Strengthening Attention, Managing Emotions, and Achieving Your Goals

Lidia Zylowska MD

ADHD
Book
Taking Charge of Adult ADHD
ADHD
Book
Taking Charge of Adult ADHD
ADHD
Book

Russell A. Barkley

Also search for other books by Russell A. Barkley

ADHD
Book
Delivered from Distraction
ADHD
Book
Delivered from Distraction
ADHD
Book

Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder

Edward M. Hallowell, John J. Ratey

ADHD
Book
A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD
ADHD
Book
A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD
ADHD
Book

Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly, and Break Through Barriers

Sari Solden and Dr Michelle Frank

ADHD
Book
ADHD Alien Comics
ADHD
Book
ADHD Alien Comics
ADHD
Book
ADHD
Book
Interesting Articles
A Day in the Life of an ADHD Author
ADHD
Interesting Article
A Day in the Life of an ADHD Author
ADHD
Interesting Article

Good ideas for activities you can try for mindfulness, even when you f***ing hate meditation.

ADHD
Interesting Article
Products
Appointed
ADHD, Wellbeing
Product, Productivity, Creativity, Stationery
Appointed
ADHD, Wellbeing
Product, Productivity, Creativity, Stationery

Paper products designed to inspire productivity and creativity.

ADHD, Wellbeing
Product, Productivity, Creativity, Stationery
Day by Daybook
ADHD, Wellbeing
Product, Wellbeing
Day by Daybook
ADHD, Wellbeing
Product, Wellbeing

Stay connected: The planner that puts well being ahead of productivity

ADHD, Wellbeing
Product, Wellbeing
Therapy Notebooks
ADHD, Mental Health
Product, CBT, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Anxiety, Depression, Self-help, Self-care, Habits
Therapy Notebooks
ADHD, Mental Health
Product, CBT, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Anxiety, Depression, Self-help, Self-care, Habits

CBT based notebooks made to help you track your emotions, become more aware of thought patterns, and grow over time specifically to reduce anxiety and manage stress

ADHD, Mental Health
Product, CBT, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Anxiety, Depression, Self-help, Self-care, Habits
Loop Earplugs
ADHD, Autism / ASD, Noise Sensitivity
Product, Noise Sensitivity, Sensory
Loop Earplugs
ADHD, Autism / ASD, Noise Sensitivity
Product, Noise Sensitivity, Sensory

Overwhelmed by noise?

The world can be loud. Find your peace and manage life at the volume you prefer.

ADHD, Autism / ASD, Noise Sensitivity
Product, Noise Sensitivity, Sensory
Time Timer
ADHD
Product, Time Management
Time Timer
ADHD
Product, Time Management
ADHD
Product, Time Management
SleepPhones
Sleep, ADHD
Product
SleepPhones
Sleep, ADHD
Product

Headband earphones

Sleep, ADHD
Product

Note: These tools are not for diagnostic purposes. The purpose of including them is to help identify conditions with underlying symptoms that may explain your experiences. You may wish to discuss the results with a medical or mental health professional.

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