Dr Seren Hollis
psychiatrist
Careful; diagnosis requires evidence
The Assessment
Long waiting lists, private-clinic costs and conflicting opinions from friends, doctors and social media.
Planned · not started yet
Psychology & mental health Living with uncertainty Competing advice Workplace City life Tense Reflective
The premise
Long waiting lists, private-clinic costs and conflicting opinions from friends, doctors and social media. Jamie seeks an assessment, learns what diagnosis can and cannot explain, and builds support that works whatever the result.
The protagonist
Jamie Okwu-Lister — 34-year-old seeking an adult ADHD assessment
The council
Every council member is an original fictional character. None represents, quotes or is endorsed by a real person.
Dr Paul Okafor-Lane
clinical psychologist
Sceptical of over-diagnosis
Kim Ashworth
ADHD coach
Practical; support needs regardless of label
How the story moves
From waiting list to support; the assessment result is not the end of the story.
What readers take away
- Diagnostic criteria and why self-diagnosis is unreliable
- NHS and private assessment routes
- Right to choose
- Medication and non-medication options
- Workplace adjustments
- Contested areas of the evidence
- Coping strategies
- Disclosure decisions
- Prepare evidence from childhood and school reports
- Use workplace adjustments
- Understand medication side effects
- Find peer support
The books
- 1The waiting list Planned
- 2The assessment Planned
- 3Treatment Planned
- 4Work Planned
Book titles are working titles and may change before publication. No book is on sale until the complete series is finished, checked and released.