Sheffield woman opens up about her battle with ADHD & homelessness
20-year-old Aimee Gibson has been receiving help from Roundabout for the last 4 years
A South Yorkshire woman - who didn’t have a roof over her head as a teenager - tells us a ‘lack of understanding’ around her ADHD ‘made everything worse’.
Aimee Gibson - from Sheffield - has since been diagnosed with the condition - after receiving help from the South Yorkshire homeless charity Roundabout.
The 20-year-old says she's visited 14 schools across Sheffield recently to talk to pupils about homelessness:
"I was 19 years old when I got diagnosed, and this has been a relief.
"Quite a lot of the time before then, I didn't understand my emotions and I'd just go numb.
"I couldn't control my anger at times & I didn't understand it. This had a negative impact on my mental health.
"I couldn't understand why I felt so different to everybody else, which's what led to me eventually getting my diagnosis.
"I've gone from being homeless to starting university; getting back into education again and understanding my ADHD diagnosis.
"Roundabout have helped me with things like counselling, cooking, budgeting, and my finances."
It's as research shows more than 1 in 5 neurodivergent people are more at risk of homelessness.
Meanwhile, Roundabout supports over 350 young people in South Yorkshire who don’t have anywhere to live.