Mel McElhatton

Mel McElhatton is a social worker and trainee Gestalt psychotherapist, currently carrying out support sessions with TherapyWorks clinic. Mel is currently the deputy national president of JCI Malta, a youth leadership organisation, where Mel supports young people to feel empowered to be leaders in their lives and within their communities.

For more information on the services offered by TherapyWorks, visit https://www.therapyworks.com.mt/. Emails may be sent on [email protected]

recognising ADHD in adults

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ADHD is short for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. In reality, this name can be misleading, as ADHD is not a deficit of attention, but rather an inability to control your focus, meaning that your focus would shift constantly and without your control. Alternatively, you could hyper-fixate on a task, meaning that your focus remains on one task, also without your control, to the point that you could forget to eat or you miss an appointment because you were so focused on this other task. Not being able to control your focus also includes tasks which are considered to be important, such as work tasks, orRead More…