ADHD

Joe Wicks blames ultra-processed junk for explosion of children with ADHD as he reveals he ‘ran on sugar’ as a kid and thinks his love of Sunny Delight, Wagon Wheels and jam sandwiches caused his ‘behavioural issues’

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Sarah Carter

By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline 17:16 10 Apr 2024, updated 17:36 10 Apr 2024 Joe Wicks today claimed ultraprocessed junk ...

Cannabis in Pregnancy Linked to Autism and ADHD Risk

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Sarah Carter

Summary: Researchers identified a strong link between prenatal cannabis use disorder (CUD) and heightened risks of ADHD, ASD, and ID in children. ...

A new culture war is brewing over autism and ADHD

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Sarah Carter

When the National Health Service was founded in 1948, the then Health Secretary Aneurin Bevan optimistically argued that expenditure would fall over ...

The NHS risks being ‘overwhelmed’ by unprecedented levels of autism and ADHD, report warns

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Sarah Carter

Unprecedented levels of autism and ADHD referrals risk overwhelming the health service, a report warns. Doctors are referring five-times more patients for ...

Do you or your child have ADHD? Here’s the NHS test as Brits waiting two years for diagnosis

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Sarah Carter

ADHD diagnoses are on the rise. Yet, it can still be hard for people to know if they are among the 2.6million ...

NHS launches ‘ADHD Taskforce’ amid soaring rates of condition, with patients having to wait up to 10 YEARS for a diagnosis

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Sarah Carter

By Shaun Wooller Health Editor For The Daily Mail 18:18 28 Mar 2024, updated 18:39 28 Mar 2024 A new NHS taskforce ...

Kate Silverton says being too quick to diagnose children with ADHD can be ‘debilitating’ for them

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Laura Adams

By Jennifer Ruby Showbusiness News Editor 22:10 18 Mar 2024, updated 22:15 18 Mar 2024 The former BBC journalist said children may ...

Early Words Shape Future Brain: Genetic Link Between ADHD and Language

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Sarah Carter

Summary: A new study delves into the genetic underpinnings of language development in early childhood and its implications for later cognitive abilities ...

NHS ‘can’t cope’ with surge in Brits self-diagnosing with ADHD and autism, expert warns

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Sarah Carter

By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline 09:36 01 Mar 2024, updated 09:56 01 Mar 2024 Dr Anthony David said people ‘have ...

ADHD helped early humans find food, survive in the wild – study

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Sarah Carter

New evidence supports the hypothesis that ADHD is not a psychological disorder, rather a condition brought about by genetic and evolutionary ...