When Will Gannon was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, joining an online support group made a huge difference in terms of peer support and practical skills like time management
Will Gannon: ‘The feeling of safety that participants have in the group means they stop feeling paralysed and work more efficiently.’ Photo: Gerry Mooney
Can you imagine feeling out of kilter with others for most of your life, but not knowing why? This was the reality for Will Gannon until recently. The 64-year-old father of two from Templeogue in Dublin, dropped out of college at UCD in second year.
He’d been studying German and English, but found he struggled to pass exams. “I felt really stupid because of it. It was like I was running up against a brick wall and I couldn’t figure out why,” he says.