Have I Got Your Attention? – A Guide to Adult ADHD in Ireland

Description ‘Living with ADHD isn’t about fixing yourself – it’s about understanding yourself and embracing the person you already are.’ Ken Kilbride, CEO ADHD Ireland Have I Got Your Attention? is a practical and deeply relatable guide to Adult ADHD in Ireland, especially for those who received their diagnosis later in life. Presented in an ADHD-friendly design, with a foreword by Ken Kilbride, it’s packed with information, useful resources and simple tips. This guide provides clear and comprehensive personal insights, including interviews with artists, medics, writers, inventors and more, each offering a candid glimpse into life as an ADHDer in Ireland. Providing strategies for navigating your emotions, it’s a toolkit for self-understanding and self-advocacy – empowering adult ADHDers to build lives that work for them. Have I Got Your Attention? celebrates all the positives that come with ADHD, while acknowledging the hurdles too. About the Authors Ailín Kennedy is an ADHD coach from Cork. She was diagnosed with ADHD at thirty-two and now works with ADHDers, helping them to navigate their neurodiversity. Before this, she was a musician, gigging in various bands before leaving for Wales to study science. She has now swapped a musician’s life of parties and all-nighters for marathon running. Mike McGrath-Bryan is a writer and journalist from Cork. He has nearly twenty years’ experience in Irish and international media including The Irish Examiner and RTÉ; as well as specialist culture publications like Bandcamp Daily and Nialler9. Diagnosed as ADHD and autistic, he has contributed to Wired Our Own Way: An Anthology of Irish Autistic Voices (New Island, 2025).