Living ADDventure to Dave Pughe-Parry
Welcome to my new home on the interweb.
I am Dave Pughe-Parry.
More than twenty years ago I founded and launched Living ADDventure® to serve the needs of people who live with and alongside ADHD.
Early in 2023 my wife asked me whether I wanted to be remembered as the founder of Living ADDventure®, or as Dave Pughe-Parry? The answer required quite a bit of thought, surprisingly!
Like my wife Pat, Living ADDventure® has been an integral part of my life for some 23 years. In that time the main website spawned 5 specialist ADHD sites for women, teenagers, teachers, parents, and a dedicated training site.
We trained more than 7 000 teachers around South Africa - a small drop in a vast ocean. We spoke at schools in every province in South Africa, we trained a few ADHD coaches, and a few Support Group Leaders, and worked with over 1 000 families.
- Written by: Pat Pughe-Parry
Why is an ADHD Impairments Assessment Necessary?
You have just received a diagnosis of ADHD (Attention, Deficit, Hyperactivity Disorder). You officially have a "disorder". For most folk this comes as a shock. 😨
You (or your spouse) possibly suspected that you had the condition, and scoured the internet for someone who could diagnose you one way or the other.
Or perhaps, like I did, you lived for many years in blissful ignorance.
But … the ignorance hasn’t been bliss, has it?
Living a roller coaster life inevitably leads to anxiety, depression and other mental health issues. Personal and work relationship problems have resulted in divorce, getting fired or quickly changing jobs to avoid the humiliation of being fired.
- Written by: Pat Pughe-Parry
Audacious ADHD EBook
Audacious ADHD, is available as a pdf download at a minimal cost of R87.00. It is a revamp of our original book I'm Audacious, Innovative and Original ... I have ADHD which we released in 2008. This was a print edition with 2 CDs because many ADDers can’t or don’t like to read.
In less than a year we had sold every copy, primarily at our ADHD talks and workshops and conferences for parents, educators, and medical professionals throughout South Africa.
Easy to read, dispelling the myths and giving the facts – no jargon – a book written by ADDers for those who have ADHD or work or live alongside them.
- Written by: Pat Pughe-Parry
The Mid-Year Review
I have been actively coaching ADDers for two-and-a-half decades now. When I started as a total novice way back in 1999 the notion that a person with ADHD could be ‟coached” to improve their symptoms was other-worldly.
The last 3 months or so I have been reviewing what I do, and especially how I do it. This is different to my daily review. I have been dealing with what I define myself as, yes I carry the title of ADHD Coach, but does that tell people what I do?
To the best of my knowledge I am the only ADHD coach that uses a modular system as the foundation for the coaching. In order to better serve my clients I have developed an in-depth Impairments Assessment to determine accurately where to focus with each client.
- Written by: Dave Pughe-Parry