About Us

Our objective is to promote awareness to Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and to provide information and as much free practical help as we can to sufferers, both adults and children, and their families in the UK and around the World via this website.


Co-founder of adders.org, Sarah-Jayne Bass (formerly Caroline Hensby)
who died suddenly on 6th February 2010 aged 47

adders.org was formed in 1998 by Simon & Caroline Hensby. In 2004 Caroline Hensby continued the running of the site after their marriage broke down. In 2007 Caroline changed her name to Sarah-Jayne Caroline Bass. Tragically at just 47, Sarah-Jayne passed away on 6th February 2010 after contracting pnuemonia. Caroline and Simon's middle son Richard was diagnosed at age 13 with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder back in 1997. Caroline was also diagnosed as having ADD herself. Simon Hensby is now running the website once more, as a tribute to Caroline. You can read articles that have been in the Media/Press about us, by clicking here.