What your support makes possible
We support over 200 people each year, and that number continues to grow.
Your support helps us provide screening, offer one-to-one guidance, bring people together through peer support and connect individuals and families with further help.
Every screening involves preparation, appointments, administration and follow-up. Your donations help us maintain the testing platforms, support people through the process, prepare and securely share their results, and provide guidance about the next steps towards a full diagnostic assessment.
Alongside this, we work with schools, addiction services and other charities, raise awareness of ADHD, and campaign for earlier identification and better support—all in Matthew’s memory.
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Screening and results
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Our screening work uses ASEBA, Creyos, BrainGaze and QS.
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Funding helps cover the platforms, licences and equipment, appointment organisation, administering screening and preparing results for secure sharing. Screening provides information for further conversations; it does not replace an appropriate diagnostic assessment.
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One-to-one guidance and next steps
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For people we have screened, we offer guidance about progressing towards a diagnostic assessment and finding further help.
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Your support helps us respond to questions, signpost to relevant services and help individuals and families prepare for conversations about their needs.
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Peer support and practical resources
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Our Share & Care sessions give people opportunities to meet others, share experiences and find understanding.
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Funding helps with organisation, venues and useful materials. It also supports free Waiting Well resources and follow-up information that people can return to between meetings.
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Working with schools and other services
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Visits, training, awareness work and information for families help schools and other organisations develop their understanding of ADHD.
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Funding supports the preparation, materials, travel and coordination involved, helping us reach people through services already involved in their lives.
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Awareness and Matthew’s Law
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Your support helps us prepare evidence and bring lived experience into parliamentary and national discussions.
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It also sustains the development of Matthew’s Law proposals, including our campaign for a practical pilot to evaluate earlier identification and support, alongside the longer-term potential of a UK-wide approach.
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Keeping the charity running
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Computers, software, systems support, insurance and administration help keep the charity available and organised.
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Funding also supports secure record handling, printing, equipment and professional advice. These costs make dependable services possible, alongside the time and commitment given by trustees, volunteers and supporters.
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How we manage your support
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Donations, fundraising, event support and grants all help sustain our work. We keep records of money received and spent, and our latest accounts have been independently examined.
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If you have a question about how funds are used, please contact info@matthewlockadhdcharity.com.
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Thank you for making this possible
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To everyone who has donated, organised a fundraiser, supported a fundraiser night, sponsored an event or given their time: thank you. Without you, we could not do this work.
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Together, we are working to change lives and save lives, in Matthew’s memory.
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References and resources
Brown, T.E. (2013). A New Understanding of ADHD in Children and Adults: Executive Function Impairments. Routledge.
Resource topic:
Tracking Symptoms and Executive Function
Dawson, P., & Guare, R. (2016). Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach. The Guilford Press.
Resource topic:
Tracking Symptoms and Executive Function
Solanto, M.V. (2011). Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adult ADHD: Targeting Executive Dysfunction. The Guilford Press.
Resource topic:
Routines and ADHD-Friendly Systems
Sarkis, S.M. (2017). Natural Relief for Adult ADHD: Complementary Strategies for Increasing Focus, Attention, and Motivation. New Harbinger Publications.
Resource topic:
Routines and ADHD-Friendly Systems
Porges, S.W. (2011). The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, Self-Regulation. Norton.
Resource topic:
Regulation Techniques
Fisher, J. (2017). Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation. Routledge.
Resource topic:
Regulation Techniques
Neff, K.D. (2011). Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself. William Morrow.
Resource topic:
Self-Compassion and Mental Health
Ramsay, J.R., & Rostain, A. L. (2015). The Adult ADHD Tool Kit: Using CBT to Facilitate Coping Inside and Out. Routledge
Resource topic:
Self-Compassion and Mental Health