A warm, funny, and honest community for Australians with ADHD โ told through the stories of six very relatable Aussie animals.
We started this because we were tired of feeling like bad people. Late to things. Forgetting things. Losing things. We're not bad โ we're wired differently. So we made a little world of Aussie animals who live it too.
Watch our first episode โถShort animations about real ADHD life โ funny, honest, and deeply validating.
A koala, kangaroo, platypus, echidna, dingo and emu โ each living a different ADHD trait.
Connect with others who truly get it โ adults, parents, and late-diagnosed humans.
NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT, NT โ we've got every corner covered.
Meet Ella the Dingo at the end of a long day. Sometimes the hardest part of ADHD is simply switching the brain off. Sound familiar?
Ella the Dingo has had one of those days โ a hundred things started, a thousand thoughts running. But the moment her head hits the pillow, her brain finally, mercifully, clocks out.
It's a tiny, tender moment that anyone with ADHD will recognise: the exhaustion, the noise, and the relief of stillness. No lectures. No fixing. Just being seen.
Every character carries a piece of the real ADHD experience. You'll probably recognise yourself in at least one of them โ maybe all six.
William is a koala who is always late. No matter how hard he tries, he arrives at every meeting at least 15 minutes after everyone else. His friends already know: if William says "I'll be there soon," he's probably still looking for his shoes or remembering one more thing to do before leaving.
Oliver is a kangaroo and William's close friend, with a million ideas in his head. Every time they meet, he excitedly talks about new projects, big plans and brilliant ideas. The only problem? By the next day he's usually forgotten them all. He starts many things, but rarely finishes them.
Peter is a platypus who loses everything. Wherever he goes, something gets left behind โ his keys, his wallet, his phone, or something he was holding a minute ago. He checks his pockets, then his bag, then his pockets again, because with Peter, things have a magical way of disappearing.
Amelia is an echidna who can never finish a book. She starts reading with lots of excitement, but by the middle her interest disappears. The same happens when she learns something new โ at first she loves it, but as soon as the lessons get harder, she wants to stop and move on to something else.
Ella is a dingo who lives in a world of creative chaos. Her house, desk, fridge and room are always messy. She starts one thing, gets distracted by another, then forgets what she was doing first. Ella has lots of plans and energy โ but when she needs something important, she has no idea where she put it.
Lily is an emu who finds it very hard to listen at school. When the teacher explains something, she tries to pay attention, but her eyes slowly drift to the window. A bird outside, a cloud, even a tiny sound takes her mind somewhere else. Because of this, funny and unexpected things always happen to Lily.
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I cried watching the first cartoon. Not because it was sad โ because someone finally described my brain perfectly. I've never felt so seen.
As a mum of a kid with ADHD, finding this community helped me stop feeling like a failure. And the specialist I found through the directory changed everything.
Ella the Dingo IS me. The "brain finally clocks out" moment hit so hard I sent it to my whole family. They finally understood.
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Whether you're living with ADHD, raising a child with ADHD, or a specialist who wants to make a difference โ there's a place for you here.