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Like Jane Eyre, I’ve been seen as unconventional and abnormal. I’m autistic – is she too?

Nearly 200 years since Charlotte Brontë published Jane Eyre, her unconventional orphan Jane – with her intense emotions and sense of injustice – continues to captivate and intrigue readers.

The Conversation

Study on paracetamol use in pregnancy should ‘bring matter to a close’ – experts

Comments by US President Donald Trump were criticised by autism campaigners and scientists in the UK and around the world.

Evening Standard

‘No evidence whatsoever’ Tylenol causes autism as Trump claims, according to experts

Trump has advised pregnant women to ‘tough it out’ rather than take the painkiller

The Independent UK

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Taking paracetamol in pregnancy doesn’t increase your baby’s risk of autism or ADHD – new review

If you’ve been pregnant in the past few months, you may have faced a dilemma. You wake up with a fever, a pounding headache or back pain – and then pause. Is it safe to take paracetamol?

The Conversation

Study debunks Trump claim that paracetamol causes autism

Taking drug in pregnancy does not raise chances of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability, ‘gold standard’ review finds

The Guardian - UK

ADHD treatment bottleneck as GPs race to play catch-up

Queensland leads the nation in expanding access to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder treatment, but doctors are struggling to keep up with demand.

AAP

NHS limiting ADHD assessments to save money despite soaring demand

FoIs show integrated care boards in England are curbing assessments but have not told GPs or patients who face long waits

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Can a smartwatch stop a tantrum in its tracks? Experts decided to find out

One in five children in the U.S. lives with a mental, behavioral or emotional health disorder

The Independent UK

The “Dopamine Menu”: The viral mental health hack actually working for ADHD

If you have spent any time on TikTok recently, you might have seen people talking about their “Dopamine Menu.” For once, this isn’t just a fleeting trend or toxic positivity. It is a genuinely brilliant tool, especially for those of us with ADHD or anyone who feels their brain is…

Budget and the Bees

ADHD care needs better regulation and fewer pills

Letters: Dr Vicky Cleak is frustrated with the lengthy registration process to practice, while Mona Sood and another reader are wary of NHS drug-based interventions

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: Over-budget and under-regulated – the NHS’s ADHD crisis

In today’s newsletter: With NHS England set to double its budgeted spending on ADHD services this year, the system is at breaking point – patients are being failed and private providers are cleaning up

The Guardian - UK

NHS overspending by £164m a year on ADHD, report reveals

A think tank report reveals spending on ADHD services is estimated to reach £314m by April 2026 - more than double the annual budget

The Independent UK

NHS 'overspending by £164m a year on ADHD services' amid surge in private assessments

It comes after Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced a review into ADHD diagnoses

Evening Standard

‘He tried so hard to get help’: the tragic results of NHS right-to-choose for ADHD patients

Use of private providers, poor training and inadequate regulation in England mean obtaining care has become a ‘wild west’

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The Guardian - UK

NHS ADHD spending over budget by £164m as unregulated clinics boom

Exclusive: Total spending in England expected to double existing budgets, with funding for private providers rising threefold

The Guardian - UK

‘People are desperate’: ADHD clinicians in England on a system in chaos

Sector is overwhelmed by demand and expanding faster than administrative structures can support

Homes & Gardens

I Turned Cleaning Into a Game for My Neurodivergent Mind – I Was Amazed at How Easy it Made Boring Chores

Who said games are just for children?

The Independent UK

ADHD drugs don’t improve attention, new research finds – but they still work

More than seven million U.S. children and 15 million adults adults live with the lifelong brain disorder

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Euronews

Late again and again? Why poor punctuality could be a symptom of ADHD

The difficulty known as “time blindness” is a well-documented feature of ADHD, but experts say it's not an automatic excuse and not everyone who turns up late has ADHD.

The Independent UK

If someone's always late, is it time blindness, or are they just being rude?

If someone is always late, is it time blindness, or are they just rude

Pedestrian.tv

Have A Phat Ass? Research Says You Might Also Have Autism Or ADHD

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International Business Times UK

Jimmy White Net Worth: Legend Admits 'Evil' Crack Addiction Cost Him £35,000

Snooker legend Jimmy White reveals how he blew a £3m fortune on gambling and drugs before rebuilding his £6.7m net worth and finding peace with his partner Jade.

Evening Standard

ADHD at Christmas has left me feeling paranoid and unloved

Instead of suffering through it yet again, James Innes-Smith has decided to book a table for one at a top London restaurant

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting is right to examine questions of overdiagnosis

Letters: Dr Richard Hassall, Allen Frances and Natasha Fairbairn respond to a column by John Harris which argued that the health secretary should not jump on a rightwing bandwagon about mental health

The Conversation

What looks like ‘overdiagnosis’ is really a system struggling to provide continuous care

After waiting more than a year to see an NHS specialist, Sam’s assessment for ADHD took less than two hours. It happened over video, involved a short checklist and brief history, and ended with a swift decision.

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