Dancing, Reflecting, Creating: My ADHD Journey Through Movement and Art

By Hannah - ADHD UK Ambassador, Creative Activist & Advocate

ADHD means everything to me.

Not because it’s easy.

Not because it’s trendy.

But because knowing I had ADHD, and getting support for it, literally saved my life. For years, I didn’t know why the world felt so loud, so overwhelming, so impossibly hard to navigate. I was misunderstood, dismissed, and misdiagnosed. The pain of being called lazy, dramatic, or too much- it sticks. And worse, it silences.

When I was finally diagnosed with ADHD (and autism), everything began to make sense. I wasn’t broken; I was wired differently. I didn’t lack discipline- I lacked understanding and support. Starting ADHD medication helped me break a cycle I thought I was destined to repeat forever. I made it through a whole year without attempting to take my own life, for the first time in over a decade. That’s not just a milestone. That’s survival. That’s hope. And that’s why I fight. That’s why I dance. That’s why I create.

Why I’m Dancing Every Day in June

This June, I’m challenging myself to learn a new dance routine every single day for 30 days. Not because I want to be perfect, but because I want to be real. Dance has always been something I love. It’s how I connect with my body and express things I can’t say with words. But choreography? That’s a whole other story. As someone with ADHD and autism, picking up sequences, remembering counts, processing movement cues- it’s incredibly hard. But I’m doing it anyway. Publicly. Messily. Joyfully.Because I want to raise money for ADHD UK. Because I want to raise awareness of what it really looks like to live in a neurodivergent body. Because I want to reclaim dance as something that belongs to me, even if I don’t “get it right.”

Why Creativity Helped Me Understand ADHD

My journey with ADHD didn’t become clear in a doctor’s office. It became clear on the page. On the dance floor. In scribbles and songs and messy art. Creativity helped me see my brain for what it really is- not broken, but different. Not less, but uniquely wired. That’s why I created the 30 Creative ADHD Reflection Prompts. They’re not just journal prompts- they’re invitations. To draw. To dance. To collage. To write poems. To build something weird out of old recycling. To speak your truth in whatever form it wants to take. This is about more than diagnosis. It’s about owning your narrative.

What You’ll Find in the Series

Each prompt explores a different part of ADHD- from the internal chaos to the external shame, from the superpowers to the struggles. You don’t have to write properly. You don’t have to do them all. Just show up. Express something. Let your creativity be your guide. Whether you’re ADHD, maybe-ADHD, love someone who is, or want to understand this experience more deeply- there’s space for you here.

Join Me

This June, I’ll be:

💃 Dancing every day and sharing the real, unfiltered journey 

🧠 Reflecting creatively with these 30 prompts 

💖 Raising money for ADHD UK and spreading awareness

You can support by donating, sharing my posts, or simply being part of this conversation.Let’s dance, draw, reflect and reclaim what it means to be neurodivergent- on our own terms.

JUSTGIVING LINK (absolutely no pressure at all!!)- https://www.justgiving.com/page/hannah-whitfield-1716145961464?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL&utm_campaign=015

With love, glitter, and defiant joy, 

Hannah 

ADHD UK Ambassador | Creative Activist | Neurodivergent Storyteller