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Is there such a thing as a professional, in person wakeup service for people with ADHD / sleep disorders in London?
The accountability of someone coming to my flat at 8am would wake me up. They chill with a cu… I have a sleep disorder (DSPD) as part of ADHD and it's the worst thing about ADHD. No routine = no time.
The accountability of someone coming to my flat at 8am would wake me up. They chill with a cup of tea or whatever then we both leave at 9.
I'm considering posting on Airtasker or similar. Does anyone know if ADHD coaches or similar offer a service like this? Would a proper ADHD coach be better?
Or if you were to advertise on Gumtree how would you do it to maintain safety (eg someone DRB checked would be good)?
Before you ask, I've tried to get myself up and establish a routine for 10+ years including seeing doctors, sleep study, melatonin/sleeping aids, sleep hygiene, Alarmy alarm clocks on 3x phones at different places in the flat, family members calling me, accountability buddy at my co work space, having to scan a bar code in the shower before the alarm will turn off, Sonic Bomb alarm, gradual light alarm clocks etc etc - you name it.
I am prescribed amphetamine and on some days I can rouse myself enough to take the literal amphetamine, down a cup of cold black coffee by my bed, crank open the blinds to full sunlight in my face and STILL fall back on the pillow and stay asleep for hours.
Sometimes I can have good spells of 4,5 days in a row when I'm awake at 8 but still faff about for hours in the morning.
I never miss a flight, and if someone like a tradesman has to come to my flat in the morning, I can always wake up to let them in.
The science behind this is there's clearly enough cortisol being produced in those situations to wake up. (Melatonin > Cortisol. Interplays with > Dopamine.) Social obligation is also scientifically a huge motivator. I can't replicate that stress enough myself every day. I have no kids or spouse or pets or boss.
TLDR: Is there anyone I can hire on an hourly rate to come to my flat and wake me up, and if so, where/how do I hire them?
honestly i think you're overthinking the "professional" part. a friend of a friend or someone from a local facebook group could work fine if you vouch through mutuals. i'd skip the drb check and go with someone who's already plugged into your network - way less awkward than a stranger sitting in your kitchen with tea
airtasker is probably your best bet tbh. just be specific about the setup: they let themselves in with a keysafe code, you leave cash on the counter, no need for them to wait around if that makes it cheaper. a proper adhd coach would cost way more and honestly might not even offer this - they're more about strategy than physical presence
if you do go gumtree, meet them at a cafe first, see if the vibe's right. and keep the keysafe code temporary, change it after the first week. most people are normal, but no need to make it easy for the weird ones
Have you checked if any local personal assistant services offer this kind of thing? Might be less sketchy than Gumtree.
I'd look into temp agency care workers or support workers who do morning visits for elderly or disabled folks. They're already DBS checked and used to that kind of routine, and you can usually hire them privately through agencies like Home Instead or local care companies. Way less awkward than a random person from Gumtree sitting in your flat.
What are some innovative ways to anonymously compare rental prices in a city?
SpareRoom's "rooms wanted" ads are underrated for this. people post what they're currently paying alongside what they want next, so you can scrape a rough sense of going rates by postcode without anyone knowing you looked. it skews young and flatshare heavy tho, so not much use if you're after 2-beds in zone 2.
Another one is just the depozit or tenancy deposit scheme data. not public-facing, but your council's housing officer can tell you median rents from deposit registrations if you email them under FOI. takes weeks, but its proper anon and nobody clocks u.
Rightmove and Zoopla only show asking rents, which are often 10 to 15 percent above what a place actually goes for, so they're a poor benchmark. The trick I've used is the ONS Price Index of Private Rents, which breaks things down to borough level and is genuinely anonymous since it's aggregate data, no listing or account needed. For something more granular, the London Renters Union runs a rent reporting tool where you submit what you're paying with your postcode and it maps it against others nearby, though the coverage is patchy outside the inner boroughs.
the openrent "rent check" thing is decent for zones 3-4 where the unions tool barely reaches. also worth checking the london.gov.uk planning portal for new build applications, they list "affordable" and market rent figures per unit in the viability assessments, which is basically the developer telling the council what they expect to charge. bit of a faff to dig through but its public, anonymous & nobody knows ur looking
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