Sophie

Unlocked Ambassador, 2022 Cohort

Unlocked Ambassador Sophie is using her experiences of ADHD to support the women in her care and empower those also with ADHD to learn coping strategies.

Sophie liaised with ADHD UK and constructed the course ‘ADHD & Me’, which they hope will act as a template for future courses in prisons nationwide. During ADHD Awareness Week, Sophie helped to run the course at her prison, which included a creative poster competition and an ADHD quiz to help identify individual needs.

“The poster competition was a massive success. I feel really strongly about having a creative outlet, whether through art, poetry, writing etc. as a form of escapism.”

The prisoners really appreciated learning about their disability and felt they gained a lot of knowledge to support them. Sophie’s ADHD & Me course retakes place in Autumn 2023 and is set to continue throughout the upcoming year.

She has also joined forces with Bird Creations, a creative arts project based in prisons, as a step forward to introduce more creative arts for ADHD prisoners.