UNBELIEVABLE: 7 | History Defined

Diagnosing mental health conditions need not be a case of yes/no

Letters: Responding to an article on the rising numbers of young people with mental illness or ADHD diagnoses, Sue Simmons says we all lie on a continuum, and Michael Baber calls for a more holistic approach

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27

Happy Mondays singer Shun Ryder says ADHD feels like ‘having a brain like a watering can’

Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder has opened up on what life is like with ADHD, and he believes the neurodevelopmental disorder has helped him as a songwriter.

BANG Premier · Feb 27

I’m a linguist with Tourette’s – here’s what I want people to understand after Baftas controversy

I am a sociolinguist who specialises in how language is understood and interpreted in society. I also have Tourette syndrome. Tourette’s is a genetically determined neurological condition in which a person produces both motor and vocal tics (movements and sounds), and in most cases occurs with conditions such as autism,…

The Conversation · Feb 27

Are we really overdiagnosing mental illness?

It’s tempting to dismiss the proliferation of labels as a fad, but there’s more to this phenomenon than a simple culture-war reading allows

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22

I’m worried my boyfriend’s use of AI is affecting his ability to think for himself

Overdependence on chatbots is a growing problem, and though your boyfriend’s ADHD may be a factor, he needs to find the root of his anxiety

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22

Paris Hilton says she has ‘rejection sensitivity dysphoria’ – here’s what it is and how it’s linked to ADHD

American media personality Paris Hilton recently shared on a podcast that she suffers from rejection sensitivity dysphoria, or RSD. Hilton, who has been diagnosed with ADHD, says the condition is common in people with the disorder. She also spoke of the impact RSD has had on her mental health over…

The Conversation · Feb 20

When it comes to mental health labels, we need to tread lightly

Letters: Readers respond to a long read article by Gavin Francis in which he voices concern that current approaches to labelling and diagnosis may be doing more harm than good

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13

'Game-changing': ADHD sufferers to get diagnosis relief

Hundreds of thousands of people with ADHD will be able to bypass expensive psychiatrist visits to get a life-changing diagnosis under a new training scheme.

AAP · Feb 11

ADHD prescriptions are up tenfold, with the wealthiest kids most likely to be medicated

The number of young people in Australia prescribed medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increased more that tenfold in 20 years, our new research shows, while it is no longer most prevalent in poorer areas.

The Conversation · Feb 9

Autistic and ADHD children to be excluded from disability queue at Alton Towers

The trial will prevent anyone who has difficulty with crowds from using the disability access pass

The Independent UK · Feb 6