A key component for an accurate ADHD diagnosis is evidence of 'functional impairment', meaning the symptoms must significantly impact a person's day-to-day life, as symptoms alone are not sufficient ...

A teacher who was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult has opened a forest school to help some neurodivergent children who feel "overwhelmed" in mainstream education. Craig Johnson, 39, launched Wild Kids ...

In the early 1990s, while working at the Maudsley Hospital in London, clinical and forensic psychologist Susan Young began to notice a troubling trend. Young people diagnosed with conditions such as ...

There are now 2.6 million people in the UK with ADHD – and diagnoses are on the rise. Looking at 18 years of anonymised NHS patient records, researchers at University College London noted a 20-fold ...

It’s thought more than 80% of people with ADHD (short for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) in the UK remain ...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition. It affects the way the brain functions. Symptoms exist on a spectrum of severity ranging from mild to severe and ...

To make an accurate diagnosis of ADHD, a comprehensive assessment is needed. This includes a clinical interview to evaluate ...

As you might have heard, we're in the grip of an ADHD medication shortage, with over 200,00 people in the UK understood to be impacted. A national patient safety alert from the Department of Health ...

Organisers of a two-day conference on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) said they hoped it would be "the start of real change". Charities and experts spoke at the event organised by ADHD ...

Sir Anthony Hopkins has risked the wrath of mental health charities as he has claimed that ADHD, OCD and Asperger's are "nonsense" conditions. The actor has previously said that he believes he could ...