Unlocking ADHD in Singapore | Practical Resources and Support

Unlocking ADHD is a registered charity and social service agency in Singapore that started with a mission to Empower ADHDers and their Families to Live Life to the Fullest.

We provide practical resources and support to those who are living with ADHD in Singapore to help them identify their strengths and unlock their full potential. Most importantly, we want to bring hope to the ADHD community and provide safe and supportive space for ADHDers and their families to thrive.

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Personal Stories from ADHDers

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The Awakening

Unlocking ADHD volunteer Sharon Chin shares her story about the moment when she realized that she had ADHD in her 40s and how she plans to move forward after her […]

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Key Steps to Thriving with ADHD

Unlocking ADHD writer Naline Virabhak shares key takeaways from the “Thriving with ADHD: Unlocking Ferrari brains, strengthening bicycle brakes” webinar held in conjunction with ADHD Awareness Month. October is ADHD […]

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Making Peace with ADHD: Self-Compassion and Second Chances

Unlocking ADHD community member Dr Patrick Liew shares how failures, second chances and self-compassion enable him to push boundaries to attain his goals Untold Secrets: Making Peace with my Past […]

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Leading with ADHD Strengths: A Shining Light for the Greater Good

Unlocking ADHD contributor Reuben Yue delves into the colorful life of multi-hyphenate Jack Sim, and explores how his story can be a conduit of hope to ADHDers and his strengths […]

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Smart but Lazy? (or Twice Exceptional?): Ash’s Story

Unlocking ADHD volunteer Ash shares his journey to getting an ADHD diagnosis while studying – and how finding a community helped him to find support and empowerment. When I was […]

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An Unconventional Route to my ADHD Diagnosis – Jae’s Story

Unlocking ADHD volunteer Jae shares her unconventional route to getting an ADHD diagnosis on her own, and offers advice to university students who are looking for avenues to get an […]

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From Challenged to Champion: My ADHD Journey

Unlocking ADHD volunteer Lee Kai Ming, 28, takes us through his ADHD journey, from struggling in primary school to becoming an accomplished adult keen to help others to find success […]

Esther

Acceptance, understanding, and discovering my ADHD superpower

Unlocking ADHD writer Esther David takes us through her childhood and to her present, where she has learnt to unlock her ADHD superpower and make life better for herself and […]

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Embracing my Quirky and Straightforward Side

Unlocking ADHD Contributor Grace Lim shares about her newfound understanding and acceptance of herself after being diagnosed with ADHD. Grace is a fashion stylist and influencer whose creativity and quirkiness […]

ADHD isn’t a fundamental flaw. It’s something to be harnessed

Unlocking ADHD contributor Mag Chan is the 29-year-old art director and co-founder of HVV, an e-commerce fashion label she co-founded with her sister in 2007 – the same year she […]

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Our Videos

This is a preview video of the full recording. Please read on below on how to access the full recording.

✅ Why are smart or otherwise capable students not performing at their potential?
✅ How can you support your child and create a conducive environment at home/school?
✅ What can you do about motivating unmotivated kids?
✅ Is there a way to overcome resistance or pushback?

Seth Perler, Helping Struggling Students Shine, is a well-known Executive Function (EF) Coach, educator, vlogger, and guy who cares about seeing outside-the-box kids succeed. He is also an ADHDer who knows first hand, the challenges of dealing with failure, lack of motivation and regulating attention.

This video is an excerpt from a 1.5 hour webinar where Seth Perler shares about how to ensure that parents/teachers are able to build a good foundation for their children/students so that the latter buy in, and take ownership of their learning.

As part of our charity's efforts to be sustainable, there is a small fee of SGD$5 to access the full recording. You can register your interest at https://bit.ly/sethperlervideo and we will provide instructions on what to do to access the content. Thank you for your support

Please visit Seth Perler's website - www.sethperler.com for more resources on Executive Functioning (EF). Seth also graciously has a free gift for the Unlocking ADHD community to access resources on EF - https://sethperler.com/vip-gift/

Visit Unlocking ADHD for more information and resources on ADHD in Singapore (www.unlockingadhd.com)

Please make a donation to support the work that our charity does to empower ADHDers and their families to live life to the fullest - https://bit.ly/ROHfundraising. Thank you for your generosity.

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Some of the topics touched on in the full length recording include:
- Good Enough EF; Not Perfect; Building The Right Foundation
- ADHD vs EF
- Understanding What's Going On
• Buy-in & Ownership, Secure Relationship, Deep Inner Work
• Excavate, Foundation & Framing, Finishing Details, Eucare
- What Is Executive Function?
- Attachment Theory
- Neurodiversity
- The Dip
- Shame
- #1 Problem = Resistance
- Frankenstudy - Personalisation
- SNO: Sunday Night Overhaul (Handout available)
- Overview: Why Building The Foundation Is Important

Case Studies/Questions & Answers
• Lack Of Motivation vs Urgency
• Underperformance + Parent Anxiety
• Resistance + Avoidance
• Interest Waning + Procrastination
• How To Manage Phone + Device Usage
• How To Reconcile Being Diagnosed With ADHD In My Thirties?

Demystifying Executive Function - Helping Struggling Students to Shine (Seth Perler+Unlocking ADHD)

This video is a recording by Let's Talk ADHD /Let's Talk ADHD Association Hong Kong in conjunction with ADHD Awareness Week 2022. (The introduction by the host is in Cantonese but the rest of the conversation is in English)

Jamie Lee, Unlocking ADHD Director, and Co-Founder of Lunch Actually was a guest to share on the topic of love and relationships. Jamie has a unique perspective as he is not only a married ADHDer but also professionally experienced in the area of match-making - Lunch Actually started in 2004 and has offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Thailand.

Thank you to the Let's Talk ADHD team for the opportunity to share. For more information on Let's Talk ADHD Hong Kong, visit https://www.letstalkadhd.hk/

If you are interested to find out more about the Impact of ADHD on relationships, check out Melissa Orlov's webinar with Unlocking ADHD at https://youtu.be/e__OutkBj9w

For more information on Unlocking ADHD, visit https://www.unlockingadhd.com/

ADHD Impact on Love and Relationships - Finding the One You Love

This video is a recording by Let's Talk ADHD /Let's Talk ADHD Association Hong Kong in conjunction with ADHD Awareness Week 2022.

Jamie Lee, Unlocking ADHD Director, and Co-Founder of Lunch Actually was a guest to share on the topic of fatherhood, and how, as an ADHDer, he parents his ADHD child. This is an interesting and rare in depth perspective of ADHD Parenting from a father's experience.

Thank you to the Let's Talk ADHD team for the opportunity to share. For more information on Let's Talk ADHD Hong Kong, visit https://www.letstalkadhd.hk/

For more parenting videos featuring fathers sharing their experiences, check out:
(1) ADHD and the Art of Fatherhood - https://youtu.be/fl9kHwWLwnM
(2) Fathers with ADHD Children share their stories - https://youtu.be/BF04NAeNNp4

For more information on Unlocking ADHD, visit https://www.unlockingadhd.com/

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