adhd parent support group

What adhd parent support group does

ADHD Parent Support West Glasgow is an unincorporated voluntary association with charitable objects, founded in December 2014 by Geraldine Mynors and Tracy Young, two mothers of children with ADHD, after they identified a gap in parent support services in Glasgow. The organization supports families affected by ADHD through monthly in-person parent workshops at Heart of Scotstoun Community Centre (with a youth club for children aged 8-12), a separate monthly evening for parents and carers of teenagers and adults with ADHD in Finnieston, a closed Facebook forum, one-to-one peer support by phone, email or in person, and ADHD training workshops for schools and sports clubs delivered in person and via Zoom. It also produces a portfolio of downloadable guides — a Teacher Guide to ADHD in the Classroom, an ADHD Study Guide for Teenagers, a Coach's Guide to ADHD with Drumchapel United FC, and a Police Scotland Guide for parents — and runs auxiliary programs including an ADHD touch typing holiday course with Type by Touch (launched 2020) and ADHD-friendly football coaching with GOALS Glasgow West. Its primary customer base is parents and carers of children with ADHD (diagnosed or awaiting assessment) in the North and West sectors of Glasgow, with secondary audiences of schools and sports clubs; the organization has grown to 700+ member families. The underlying technology stack is minimal — a Squarespace-hosted website, a closed Facebook group, and donations processed via Golden Giving and Peoples Fundraising — with no proprietary technology or AI components. The business model is donation-funded: services are free to families, with voluntary donations from members and organizations supporting training and CPD sessions delivered by volunteer parent committee members, and a new committee (Abigail Harding as Chair, Adele McGrath as Treasurer, and additional members) took over leadership in summer 2025 with meetings restarting in August 2025.

Name

adhd parent support group

Legal name

ADHD Parent Support Group

Website

https://adhdglasgow.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ADHD Parent Support West Glasgow is a parent-led, volunteer-run nonprofit that supports families affected by ADHD in Glasgow through monthly meetings, youth clubs, peer support, downloadable guides, and training for schools and sports clubs, funded by donations.

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Product category

ADHD Family Support Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parent Support Groups & Peer Networks (EDACALAG), ADHD/Executive Function & Organization Coaching (Academic) (EDANAFAC), Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK)

Keywords

• Parent peer support
• ADHD community groups
• ADHD awareness training
• Youth ADHD activities
• Special educational needs

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Voluntary donations from members and organizations for workshops and CPD sessions delivered by parent committee members.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ADHD Parent Support West Glasgow is a parent-led voluntary association that provides free peer support, monthly in-person meetings, youth clubs, downloadable guides, and ADHD training workshops for families, schools, and sports clubs in the Glasgow area. Services are delivered by a parent committee, supplemented by donations and partnerships with NHS CAMHS, Police Scotland, and local sports organizations.

Product overview

ADHD Parent Support West Glasgow is a parent-led community nonprofit offering a monthly parent workshop at Heart of Scotstoun Community Centre with a youth club for ADHD children aged 8-12 and their siblings, a monthly evening for parents/carers of teens and adults with ADHD, guest speakers, a closed Facebook forum, one-to-one peer support, school holiday activities, and ADHD training workshops for schools and sports clubs. The organization also produces and distributes downloadable guide resources including a Teacher Guide to ADHD in the Classroom, a Study Guide for teenagers, a Coach's Guide to ADHD for Sports Coaches, and a Police Scotland Guide for parents. These services and resources collectively form the organization's core offering of peer support, professional training, and educational materials for families and professionals affected by ADHD in the Glasgow area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Monthly Parent Workshop & Youth Club
• Teenagers and Adults ADHD Parent/Carer Evening
• ADHD Training Workshops for Schools and Sports Clubs

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Type by TouchminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Collaborated with Type by Touch to run first ADHD touch typing holiday course in 2020, space provided by Kelvinside Academy.
• Lochend Community HighschoolminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Delivered ADHD training for all staff at Lochend Community Highschool in Easterhouse in 2019.
• MindroomcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Edinburgh-based organization supporting parents of children with learning difficulties including ADHD. Partnered in November 2015 survey with four other ADHD parent groups in Scotland.
• Dundee and Angus ADHD Support GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Partnership in November 2015 survey of 87 parents across five ADHD parent groups in Scotland.
• Perth & Kinross ADHD Support GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Partnership in November 2015 survey of 87 parents across five ADHD parent groups in Scotland.
• Police ScotlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Police Scotland to develop a guide for parents if their child with ADHD is arrested. Addresses the higher risk of people with ADHD coming into contact with the criminal justice system.
• Drumchapel United FCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped a Guide for Sports Coaches on ADHD with Drumchapel United FC to help coaches understand and support children with ADHD in sports settings.
• GOALS Glasgow WestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with GOALS Glasgow West in Clydebank for ADHD, Autism and Asperger's friendly football coaching for kids aged 5-12 on Friday nights.
• West Centre, DrumchapelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarly partnership with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde CAMHS staff at the West Centre, Drumchapel, who provided meeting space and helped connect with families with ADHD.
• Kelvinside AcademyminorOthersProvided space for the 2020 ADHD touch typing holiday course.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ADHD Foundation: UK-wide charity providing ADHD awareness training, parent support, and educational resources. Offers a scaled-up, national version of the same family/parent support and school training model that ADHD Parent Support West Glasgow runs regionally.
• Mindroom: Edinburgh-based charity supporting parents of children with learning difficulties including ADHD. Direct partner of ADHD Parent Support West Glasgow (2015 survey collaboration) and shares the same parent-support and advocacy model.
• Dundee and Angus ADHD Support Group: Parent-led ADHD support group covering Dundee and Angus, Scotland. Partnered with ADHD Parent Support West Glasgow in the 2015 five-group survey and operates an essentially identical regional parent-support model.
• ADHD UK: National UK ADHD charity providing information, support, and advocacy for adults and parents of children with ADHD. Operates the same parent-support and education-advocacy function at national scale.
• Hyperactive Children's Support Group (HACS): Long-established UK charity offering ADHD advice and support to parents and carers. Operates the same parent-support, advice-line, and resource-distribution model that ADHD Parent Support West Glasgow provides locally in Glasgow.
• Perth & Kinross ADHD Support Group: Parent-led ADHD support group covering Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Direct 2015 survey partner of ADHD Parent Support West Glasgow; same parent-support group structure in a different Scottish region.

Broad incumbents

• National Autistic Society: Large UK charity providing information, support, and training for autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions including ADHD. The broader-incumbent equivalent in the adjacent neurodevelopmental support space with overlapping parent-training services.
• CHADD (Children and Adults with ADHD): US-based national ADHD advocacy and support organization providing parent education, support groups, and resources. The established broad-incumbent equivalent in the parent-support and ADHD-awareness space outside the UK.

Emerging players

• Scottish ADHD Coalition: Scotland-focused coalition advocating for better ADHD services and connecting families with local support groups. Acts as an umbrella/aggregator for groups including ADHD Parent Support West Glasgow.

Others

• Contact (for families with disabled children): UK charity supporting families of disabled children including those with ADHD, offering parent guidance, peer support, and training. Adjacent ecosystem player serving overlapping parent populations but not ADHD-specific.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ADHDParentSupportWestGlasgow

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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