Inside an ADHD Mind: Staff Discussion Pack

A ready-to-run staff session on ADHD: an interactive, narrated school day through the eyes of Alfie, aged 9, plus discussion questions and classroom ideas.

What might an ordinary school day feel like from inside an ADHD mind?

This 12-page Staff Discussion Pack is built around Inside an ADHD Mind, an interactive, narrated experience that opens in any web browser. Staff follow Alfie, a fictional nine-year-old with ADHD, through nine short moments of one day: getting out of the door, a noisy classroom, waiting to speak in the playground, starting homework, hyperfocus, big feelings, impulse, working memory and sleep. After each moment, Alfie says what was going on for him.

What’s in the pack

• Link to the interactive experience (about 15 minutes, best with sound)
• Notes for whoever runs the session
• 60-minute session plan for INSET or a training day slot, plus a 30-minute version for a staff meeting
• The nine moments, each with a short explanation, two discussion questions and a “Try in class” idea
• Classroom toolkit: nine practical ideas
• One-page staff handout to photocopy
• Action plan sheet and reflection sheet
• Sources, licence and important notes

Who it’s for
Teachers, teaching assistants, SENCos and school leaders in primary and secondary settings who want to step into one child’s perspective and talk about small changes that can help in class.

Licences

• Single licence: for your own use and your own classes.
• Multi-user licence: share with up to 25 colleagues at your school, including staff meetings and INSET.

Please know
This is educational content, not medical advice, and not a substitute for assessment or support from a qualified professional. Alfie is a fictional character, voiced using an AI-generated voice, not a real child; his day is a composite and won’t match every child. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the NHS or NICE. The interactive experience needs an internet connection and a browser; some moments include overlapping sounds and animated effects, and sound can be switched off.

Made by EasierMoments, a parent of a child with ADHD and her brother, making calm, simple resources for families and schools.