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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition that develops during childhood and affects 6–10% of kids and 2–6% of adults, reports researcher Clare O'Toole. FatCamera/Getty Images People with ADHD have either mainly inattentive symptoms (such as lacking concentration), mainly hyperactive and impulsive symptoms (such as speaking or...

05 May, 2026

Robert Spillane presents a controversial view that ADHD may be overdiagnosed and over-medicalised.  When I was studying clinical psychology in the 1960s, my teachers were adamant that when it comes to children, ‘hands off’. In those halcyon days, children misbehaved; they did not suffer from...

02 October, 2025

 Parents aren’t to blame for their child’s symptoms, writes Cher McGillivray, the aim of training is to teach parents skills to meet the above-average parenting needs of children with ADHD. Problems with focus and impulse control can be common developmental stages through which children and adolescents...

27 February, 2024