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Does ADHD Exist? A guest blog written by Katherine Allvey, Teacher

Foreword A little while ago another teacher that I know who is adult diagnosed with ADHD themselves asked me join a closed special group...

ADHD and School - A Guest Blog

We are very grateful for the following guest blog from Headteacher, John Cosgrove. Foreword With a career spanning 38 years, John...

How I felt when my oldest son was diagnosed with ADHD aged 5 in 2006

My son was born extremely prematurely. I was 26 years old when I gave birth to him. I didn't have a clue. I also didn't have a mother...

ADHD and Mood swings? Are they really mood swings or do ADHD people just feel emotion in technicolou

The other day my daughter came home. She had got upset about something during the day and a well meaning professional took her aside and...

Does poverty cause ADHD or does ADHD cause poverty? My own thoughts.

Recently I've been thinking a lot about the link between ADHD and poverty/social status/class. I've been reading some studies on the...

The Mysteries of ADD and High IQ

The following was written in Psychology Today by Thomas E Brown PHD on 16th August 2011 and the original article can be found here:...

ADHD Medication - My experience

I respect everyone's choices around medication and the following is just my own personal experience. If you are looking for some factual...

ADHD & GIRLS!

So in previous posts we've established that not everyone diagnosed with ADHD is badly behaved. We've established that ADHD has three...

ADHD. Isn't it just caused by bad parenting?

NO. Certainly there is some scientific thought that it can be passed on genetically but that's not something a parent has any control...

ADHD. Is it a mental illness?

No. Not in my world. Though ADHD can bring about mental illness like anxiety and depression for example. It can also co-exist with other...

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