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24 hours ago
As ADHD diagnoses have risen, have workplaces caught up with the needs of the workforce?
36 hours ago
I've helped more than 5,000 families manage neurodiversity and these are the simple tweaks that can hugely improve ADHD symptoms in your kids without dangerous drugs. Start now and you'll see a difference within weeks ○
Getting the right treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can be life-changing - it's something I saw firsthand in a close friend's daughter.
2 days ago
Record number of patients prescribed ADHD drugs on NHS as numbers soar by a third in a year - and more than TRIPLE in a decade ⊖
Experts say the rise has been fuelled by the 'medicalisation of distress' and warn behaviours once considered normal are now often interpreted as requiring treatment.
3 days ago
Taking ADHD medication is like having a lobotomy. I'm not the same person my husband fell in love with and I'll never put my children on these drugs... but this is why I'll keep taking my pills: ANNABEL FENWICK ELLIOTT ○
The reason I have such a love-hate relationship with Adderall is what it does to my character. In
simple terms, it makes me boring. My job as a writer suffers when I take it - rendering my work blan…
5 days ago
Ever since I went on Vyvanse for ADHD, my marriage has felt different. A comment from my husband made me realise why women are calling it the 'divorce drug': ASK JANA ○
'Women online call Vyvanse the "divorce drug". After one conversation with my husband, I started to understand why.'
DR MAX PEMBERTON: As a psychiatrist I know more and more people are being diagnosed with ADHD but I'm deeply concerned they are not being told properly about the potentially deadly side effects of their medication ○
Last year a patient of mine suffered a cardiac arrest while on holiday in Spain. He was in his forties and perfectly fit. He had no history of heart problems and neither did anyone in his family.
8 days ago
What Ritalin really does to you: I took the ADHD drug for years but these were the terrifying and hidden side-effects that made me ditch the tablets. So many are taking them without realising the risks ⊖
It was the summer of 2014, I was deep into A-level revision and my mornings all began the same way.
Thousands on ADHD drugs face explosive gut problems that leave patients rushing to the toilet, experts warn ⊖⊖
Hundreds of thousands of Britons who take ADHD medication are at risk of suffering debilitating gut symptoms that leave them constantly fearful of an embarrassing accident.
9 days ago
TikTok told me I have ADHD because I would forget my keys, procrastinate on work and have difficulty concentrating. I put it to the test by asking REAL experts for their diagnosis ○
I can't remember exactly when the adverts changed. I only remember the moment I realised they seemed to know more about me than I was comfortable with.
11 days ago
Theme park clamps down on 'disabled' queue jumpers after 'customers took advantage of system' ⊕
The venue has increasingly seen vast queues forming, consisting of visitors who have 'social interaction' concerns or claim they have neurodiverse mental health conditions such as ADHD.