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Is it anxiety or ADHD, or both? How to tell the difference and why it matters

“Cassie” is an anxious adult. She stresses and puts off tasks that should be simple. Seeing others succeed makes her feel inadequate. It’s easier to avoid challenges than risk failing again. She has taken anxiety medication but it didn’t help much.

The Conversation

Katie Price’s son Harvey in Guinness World Record charity bid for the world’s longest drawing of a train

The 21-year-old is on the autism spectrum and was born with disabilities including partial blindness, ADHD and Prader-Willi syndrome

Evening Standard

'Smart drugs' make you worse at solving complex problems, new study finds

Financial services workers, medical students and others working in highly competitive environments are using so-called “smart drugs” to enhance cognitive performance.

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People who use ‘smart drugs’ worse at complex tasks, study finds

Research has found those who use medications such as Ritalin without having conditions such as ADHD actually reduce their mental performance

The Guardian - AU

Books with neurodivergent characters mark new chapter for publishers

Children’s books featuring protagonists who are autistic or have ADHD are going to the highest bidder

The Guardian - UK

ADHD: Inattention and hyperactivity have been the focus of research – but emotional problems may be the missing link

ADHD is one of the most common mental health disorders in children, affecting 7.2% of people under the age of 18 worldwide

The Hindu

Ignoring the science: we do it at our peril – over Covid and the environment

The role of industrial farming in wrecking the climate and biodiversity has been given woefully limited attention

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'I got the same diagnosis a week after my daughter - now everything finally makes sense'

'I'd always struggled with anxiety and overthinking but it put down to being a busy mum'

Manchester Evening News

ADHD: inattention and hyperactivity have been the focus of research – but emotional problems may be the missing link

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common mental health disorders in children, affecting 7.2% of people under the age of 18 worldwide. Many of these children will still have ADHD in adolescence and adulthood.

The Conversation

Tourette's Syndrome: How to react kindly to people with Tourette’s and what not to say

People who have Tourette’s may also have co-occurring features and conditions such as ADHD, OCD and anxiety

Liverpool Echo

Tanya Bardsley on 'hamster wheel of death' as she reveals rehab stint

Real Housewives of Cheshire star Tanya Bardsley has bravely opened up about the effects of ADHD (Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) as she credits her recent stay in rehab with saving her life

Daily Mirror

‘Children with ADHD are being failed’: parents share their experiences of an overwhelmed system

Since the pandemic there has been a steep rise in cases of ADHD among children. Here, experts discuss why, parents describe their struggles and campaigners say what needs to change

The Guardian - UK

Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace says she finally 'knows herself' after adult ADHD diagnosis

Big Brother icon Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace was diagnosed with ADHD at the end of last year, which she said was 'cathartic' for her but says an earlier diagnosis would have made her 'boring'

Daily Mirror

Nelly Furtado reveals ADHD diagnosis amid her comeback to music

Nelly Furtado revealed this week that she has ADHD amid a comeback to recording and performing music.

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ADHD clinics capitalise on diagnosis explosion, with some charging up to $3,000 and paying doctors up to $900,000 a year

A new kind of ADHD clinic is cashing in on surging demand for diagnoses — and promising salaries of more than $900,000 to recruit psychiatrists.

The Conversation

Around half of kids getting neurodevelopmental assessment show signs of mental distress. We can support them better

Neurodevelopmental conditions, including autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), affect one in ten people. While the primary focus is often on these diagnoses, worrying research shows people with neurodevelopmental conditions are at a much higher risk of experiencing serious mental health concerns. They may also find it particularly challenging…

Daily Mirror

Woman on first solo holiday claims hotel guests laughed at her for wearing a bikini

TikToker Lolly McKenzie was taking her first solo holiday to Majorca in attempts to overcome her social anxiety when she claims mean-spirited hotel guests bullied her for wearing a bikini

Manchester Evening News

Woman 'bullied' by hotel guests on solo holiday to Majorca - for 'dressing less conservatively'

Lolly McKenzie is planning another solo trip now

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Wales Online

Lolly was 'bullied' by hotel guests on her first solo holiday to Majorca

The holiday was an important part of her overcoming her difficulties

Liverpool Echo

Woman 'bullied' by hotel guests on first solo holiday to Majorca

"You can tell the difference between a nice comment and a degrading comment.”

Wales Online

Welsh actor Alexander Vlahos reveals that he has ADHD

The Merlin star, who hails from Carmarthenshire, doesn't see it as a "deficit" but something he has benefited from

The Guardian - UK

No, ADHD is not a con. If that’s the message you got from Panorama’s exposé, you weren’t paying attention

Until I got a diagnosis, ADHD made my life heart-stoppingly, nerve-shreddingly difficult. Many of those affected still struggle to get the treatment they need

Daily Record

Woman's ADHD diagnosis at 32 'best thing to happen' after life of 'confusion'

Ailín Kennedy is now raising awareness with others affected by the disorder after she says she was misdiagnosed.

The Week

ADHD: the trouble with diagnosis

A BBC Panorama investigation has sparked debate for suggesting that ADHD assessments undertaken at private clinics are “rushed” and unreliable”.

The Guardian - UK

Is it really too easy to be diagnosed with ADHD?

I’m the NHS psychiatrist on Panorama. The episode revealed NHS services that are no longer fit for purpose, says consultant Mike Smith

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