Medication and Dopamine, Noradrenaline (norepinephrine) and Adrenaline (epinephrine) [the key ADHD neurotransmitters]. There are around 15 different forms of medication that can work for you, some can stack, some shouldn’t (stack means work together well). There are that many because there are lots of different types of ADHD, and the “typical” meds may not be … Read more

Psychedelics specifically refers to a class of drugs that cause hallucinations, that is the primary effect is to trigger an altered state of mind. This “trip” can be perceived as an “expansion of consciousness”. The most common psychedelic drugs are LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide), ketamine, mescaline, psilocybin, and DMT (Dimethyltryptamine). Psychedelics are not a current … Read more

Last time we looked at the top 4 keys to Mental Health, Diet, Exercise, Medication Therapy and Talking Therapy. In this we recognised that most of mental health is biological and some is to do with knowledge and understanding your experience. This time we are going to focus on that old wisdom – balance aka … Read more

There are 4 types of people who care about what we do. The criminal justice system– just follow the law People who like/love us– will support changes of growth People who want to control us– will tell us how we have to be, and that is mostly anything that gives them more power over us–> … Read more

Thee Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) (Australia’s government authority that regulates medicines, medical devices, and biologicals) has tested several brands of Melatonin sourced from online suppliers and found that the quantity of active material (Melatonin) can vary significantly from the listed dosage. This range was from 0% to 400%, which is significant. The TGA urges people … Read more

I was having some thoughts on the way to work this morning, centreing around “who am I while I’m in a therapist in session?” and the answer to that was both simple and complicated. “I am who my client needs me to be, so long as I am genuinely me.” Sometimes I need to be … Read more

The title says it all. Tylenol does not cause Autism. Autism is a highly heritable congenital neurological condition, that for some can be mildly to significantly disabling. As a part of the current USA Federal Government’s list of interesting choices, President Donald Trump has instructed the FDA to warn doctors to advise against using Tylenol … Read more

Melatonin is a supplement that helps people to sleep. Australian pharmacies sell melatonin in only 1 or 2 mg tablets, which is not strong enough for many neurodivergent people. Your GP can give you a script for higher doses from a compounding chemist at a premium cost, or you can order your higher doses online. … Read more

In Western Australia there are 3 pieces of important Mental Health News to do with how the government views and supports mental health. We need to first recognise that “the government” has two different parts. We will talk about the state government changes first – which are the good news, then the federal government second … Read more

This DBT Skill invites you to acknowledge that how things should be is a worthy goal, but that isn’t how things are right now – and we have to deal with right now. We need to Radically Accept what *is* real and what *is* happening, and come up with a now plan, while delaying trying … Read more