About Us

 

Hi, I'm Tom. I founded Roots in 2023 after searching for something to help me after trialling various medications after my ADHD and Autism diagnosis. I am dedicated to providing ADHDers with the best possible supplements for their brain and body health, without the often-negative side effects associated with ADHD medications.

My Story:

From the very start, I found school really hard. I would often run away from school feeling confused and different. I struggled with crippling anxiety and found it difficult to concentrate.

In secondary school, I hated the academic work and got mediocre grades no matter how hard I tried but excelled in anything practical. I was always getting distracted and being disruptive (yup, a teachers dream...)

I had a lot of close friends but underneath I always felt like I wasn’t good enough or as good as other people and I didn’t know why, which always lead to me being frustrated and irritable. 

When I left school, I really struggled to keep a job - I lacked motivation unless it was something I was really interested in and could never keep to a routine. I spend thousands on therapists and other 'help' and tried so many different things which never really worked for me.

Then in 2022 at the age of 25 I was sat in bed after a ankle surgery, feeling down because I couldn't do anything, and I decided to do some research about my struggles. I found a YouTube video on ADHD, and decided to watch it (Boy, I'm glad I did!). All I could think was “that’s so me”!

I knew I needed answers ASAP, so I paid to get a private ADHD assessment and was immediately diagnosed with ADHD (Combined type) and ASD (Autism). This was a huge lightbulb moment, and suddenly everything made sense.

Whilst these diagnoses were a huge relief in many of ways, it was also just the beginning of another journey. I set about to find the best help for myself and learn all about it.

I started getting coaching (Shout-out to ADHD Works and Leanne) which really helped me to learn about myself, my comorbid conditions and how to put strategies in place to help me. I also was prescribed ADHD medication which was the start of another huge rollercoaster.

I tried all the stimulant and non-stimulant ADHD medication available, and whist some worked well to help with my focus, they all gave me really bad side effects. Some would make me very anxious and often made it hard for me to be around people, others took my appetite away and I was often left very fatigued. It felt as though I was constantly battling against something, and it became truly exhausting just trying to get through each day. I knew I had to do something, but I wasn’t quite sure what.

I then started looking into natural remedies and began to try a lot of different supplements. After trying many different variations, I found some that really helped, however it meant taking various different pills every day and some were proving hard to get because they were not available in the UK.

This is when I decided that I wanted to make the best ADHD supplement there is, that not only aims to increase focus but also reduce anxiety and hyperactivity, all whilst avoiding the harsh side effects that come with taking medications.

This is when Roots was born, and my first supplement, 'Calm Focus' came to life.

I hope that my Calm Focus supplement can help others on their journey to gain control of their ADHD symptoms, increasing their productivity and live the life they want – truly happy and anxiety free.