Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is often viewed primarily as a behavioral and mental health condition, but it can also have a significant impact on physical health. Individuals with ADHD…
ADHD and Adults
Many individuals with ADHD will have fewer symptoms as they age, but some adults continue to have a number of traits that interfere with daily functioning. In adults, the main…
ADHD and ADD in Girls
ADHD occurs up to four times more in boys than girls but there is an increasing concern that the condition is picked up so much later in the female population.…
ADHD and Teenagers: Challenges and Opportunities: Part 1 of 2
The American author, Mark Twain famously said, “When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when…
Changing the Ds in ADHD
Some years ago I was asked to speak to a parent support group meeting on Autistic Spectrum Disorder (Autism) when I overheard a conversation with one parent saying to the…
Mind matters
What is the difference between the brain and the mind? The brain is an organ and a vessel in which the electronic impulses that create thought are contained online payment…
Annual 32nd International Conference on ADHD
Annual 32nd International Conference on ADHD 2020 Conference Virtual November 5 – 7, 2020 This is the Evaluation for Fin O’Regans SF3R : Supporting children with ADHD for the International CHADD…
ADHD: Less about the label, more about supporting the traits
During the work, I have done in training in schools with teaching staff and with families on the subject of ADHD always talk about children with ADHD and not ADHD…
“Fairness isn’t giving everybody the same – it’s giving everybody what they need.”
For the past six months, I have been adapting my live training sessions to a virtual platform for teachers and for parents. As a result, I have developed 6 new…
Exclusion Illusion and Confusion
The figures for school exclusion in England during the year 2018/19 were recently released by the DfES at the start of the Sept 2020 term. The figures show that Permanent…