What we’re about
ADHDers face tough challenges in life, but we are far from all bad. You don’t have to quite buy into the narrative of neurodivergence as a ‘superpower’ to believe that we often have unique takes and contributions — we have something to add.
This is of course a little pun on ‘ADD’, an older name for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
I created this group for Melbourne because there was no other one organising in-person events specifically for ADHDers (not autism or vague neurodivergence). We are affiliated with the Adult ADHD Melbourne Community Page on Facebook (which recently got deleted and had to be recreated) run by Raymond, and can be considered the Meetup presence of that Community, which has existed for a decade.
We are the only Meetup group that regularly holds ADHD events in Melbourne.
Come and meet up with other people who like you may be more spontaneous than others, more truth-telling than others, more awkward than others but with a heart of gold. We might be late but we get there in the end!
—Amy-Dee
With Meetup’s now charging organisers almost $80 a month to run a group, we are in the process of changing platform. Here is our Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575622771019
Upcoming events
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October ADHD picnic
JJ Holland Park, Kensington, nr Kensington Rd & Altona St Kensington VIC, Melbourne, AUJoin us for the first of a new round of picnics.
Adult ADHD Melbourne has always replaced its library event in December with a picnic in Flagstaff Gardens instead. In 2025, Something To Add extended these (in addition to the regular library events) every month till April.
Now that Spring has sprung, we’re starting them up again on the fourth Saturday of each month, but at a variety of different parks so that people from different suburbs have a chance. This first one will be out west near me (Amy-Dee). Then we’ll choose a park for November, and December will be Flagstaff Gardens as usual.
The picnic area in JJ Holland Park is near the kids’ adventure playground and the toilets. The nearest station is South Kensington.
The weather is a bit risky in October, so be prepared for rescheduling in case of rain.
These events will be posted to Facebook four weeks in advance, and to Meetup two weeks in advance.
Legal Disclaimer: By attending this Meetup, participants agree to take full responsibility for their actions and well-being. The organizer(s) are not liable for any injuries, damages, or losses.
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Adult ADHD Melbourne: November chat at the library
East Melbourne Library, 122 George St, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Melbourne, AUIn collaboration with the Adult ADHD Melbourne Facebook page run by Raymond, we will again be piggybacking off a regular event that Ray has been organising on the second Saturday of the month for over a decade. Since mid-2023, it has been at the meeting room of East Melbourne Library.
Ray’s usual format is to set a topic (for October it was ADHD and relationships), get everyone to form small groups of under half a dozen people to discuss it, then come back to a plenary session to share what we think. It’s not tightly moderated, and people end up largely just chatting to make friends, ask how people found out they had ADHD and what resources have worked for them, etc.
There is a break during which we can use the kitchenette to help ourselves to tea and biscuits.
There are always both regulars and people who are trying the meeting out for the first time, often having been recently diagnosed. Our meetup is after library closing time. Raymond has the keys. Please come at 1:50 p.m., and the presentation will start at 2 p.m. Try to be on time, but better late than never.
After the library, at 4 o’clock, we walk over to the Cliveden bar inside the nearby Pullman on the Park hotel. Quite often, a handful of the most extroverted persist till late and move on to a restaurant for dinner.
We are phasing out use of Meetup.com. For future library events, make sure you join Adult ADHD Melbourne on Facebook. For our other events, join Something To Add on Facebook.
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