Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
ADHD has become an identity, not just a disorder. We need a new way to talk about it
For many, an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnosis is the thing it took to forgive ourselves and finally start healing
Matilda Boseley
20, Sep, 2023 @3:00 PM
Wired differently: how neurodiversity adds new skillsets to the workplace
From the arts to the law, employers are seeing conditions such as autism and ADHD can have more benefits than drawbacks
Rachel Williams
25, Aug, 2023 @7:00 AM
The impossible dream of joining Queensland police for people with ADHD
As the force struggles with staff shortages, experts and recruits are urging the restrictions on recruits with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to be overturned
Eden Gillespie
20, Aug, 2023 @3:00 PM
The NHS is failing patients with ADHD | Letters
Letters: Dr Vicky Cleak says the health service must improve access to effective treatment, while Dr Deborah White says the blame doesn’t lie with GPs
Letters
31, Jul, 2023 @5:22 PM
Failed by the NHS over our child’s ADHD diagnosis | Letter
Letters: Despairing over the wait for an assessment, we paid for one privately – only for our GP to refuse a shared care agreement
26, Jul, 2023 @5:36 PM
UK children waiting 16 months on average for ADHD and autism screening – study
Exclusive: Belfast has worst data, with typical wait of five years to be seen, against Nice guidance of 13-week maximum
Alexandra Topping
17, Jul, 2023 @5:00 AM
Playing the drums is therapy in action | James Wood
Research shows that drumming has benefits for teenagers with autism in terms of the brain, the body and attention levels, writes novelist, essayist and critic James Wood
James Wood
09, Jul, 2023 @7:00 AM
The mother of neurodiversity: how Judy Singer changed the world
In 1997 she transformed the way we think about human difference – and provided a name for a burgeoning movement
John Harris
05, Jul, 2023 @9:00 AM
People who use ‘smart drugs’ worse at complex tasks, study finds
Research has found those who use medications such as Ritalin without having conditions such as ADHD actually reduce their mental performance
Melissa Davey Medical editor
14, Jun, 2023 @6:00 PM
Ignoring the science: we do it at our peril – over Covid and the environment | Observer letters
The role of industrial farming in wrecking the climate and biodiversity has been given woefully limited attention
11, Jun, 2023 @5:01 AM
‘Children with ADHD are being failed’: parents share their experiences of an overwhelmed system
Since the pandemic there has been a steep rise in cases of ADHD among children. Here, experts discuss why, parents describe their struggles and campaigners say what needs to change
Andrew Anthony
04, Jun, 2023 @8:00 AM
No, ADHD is not a con. If that’s the message you got from Panorama’s exposé, you weren’t paying attention or watching properly | Adrian Chiles
Until I got a diagnosis, ADHD made my life heart-stoppingly, nerve-shreddingly difficult. Many of those affected still struggle to get the treatment they need
Adrian Chiles
18, May, 2023 @6:00 AM
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