Social Media Ideas for Adhd And Overdiagnosis

New Channel 4 documentary, The Great ADHD Myth?, seeks to determine whether ADHD is a genuine neurodevelopmental disorde...

The rise of ADHD is one the most prevalent health issues of the modern age. NHS data shows that there has been a 200% increase in the number of people being referred for an ADHD di...

Rising number of people seeking ADHD diagnosis without treatment, say experts

Psychiatrists in Channel 4 documentary argue it is more a ‘social construct’ than a medical conditionPeople are increasingly seeking to an obtain an ADHD diagnosis without pursuing...

ADHD UK Cannot Hide the Flawed Science Behind the Diagnosis and Its Treatment

The extensive critique of the biomedical account of ADHD and its treatment with stimulant medication has persisted for decades. The post ADHD UK Cannot Hide the Flawed Science Behi...

Are We Overdiagnosing Mental Illness? Study Raises Doubts Over Widening Definitions

Rising Number of People Seeking ADHD Diagnosis Without Treatment, say Experts

From The Guardian. “People are increasingly seeking to an obtain an ADHD diagnosis without pursuing treatment, according to experts who have called for more research to understand...

Are rates of ADHD really rising?

Are ADHD rates really rising as rapidly as so many believe? Here are reasons why more people may be seeking services.

Suggesting that ADHD is a myth is pseudoscientific and dangerous

ADHD is a real condition that can have serious consequences if undiagnosed. An ill-informed documentary that suggests it is a modern, social construct could cause harm, says Caroli...

ADHD diagnoses and prescriptions have increased globally across all age groups, our review shows

Diagnoses of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have increased in many countries across all age groups, according to our latest review. We have also shown that prescri...

The Great ADHD Myth: What you Need to Know About Channel 4’s “Most Controversial Show of the Year”

The Great ADHD Myth: What you Need to Know About Channel 4’s “Most Controversial Show of the Year” The post The Great ADHD Myth: What you Need to Know About Channel 4’s “Most Contr...

There is nothing scientific about The Great ADHD Myth? ‘documentary’ | Gina Rippon

Channel 4’s programme wastes a chance to ask important questions about how ADHD is diagnosed and treated, instead indulging in unscientific methods and conspiracy theoriesWhen Chan...

Why overdiagnosis is failing the students it claims to help [PODCAST]

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! At one university, the share of students receiving disability accommodations rose sevenfold in a de...

Adult-onset ADHD is a naming problem, not a new disorder

“I’ve never really been able to focus, but it’s only become a real problem in the last few years, since I started this job. Could I be evaluated for adult ADHD?” I hear a version o...

ADHD is no myth – but we should interrogate it all the same | Letters

Readers respond to Gina Rippon’s criticism of a controversial TV documentary about attention deficit hyperactivity disorderThree months ago, at 42, I was diagnosed with attention d...

Channel 4 Orders The Doc ‘The Great ADHD Myth?’

A new documentary will investigate the causes of ADHD and consider whether treating young brains with medication is the best approach.

Exclusive: ADHD Charity Slams Channel 4 Over 'The Great ADHD Myth?' Documentary

The charity ADHD UK has penned an open letter to Channel 4 after it shared a new documentary will be aired dubbed ‘The Great ADHD Myth?’, HuffPost UK can exclusively reveal.The TV...

Is ADHD Really a Brain Condition? Five Experts Debate the Evidence

From the Teachers Talk Radio podcast. “Is ADHD best understood as a brain condition, a useful diagnostic construct or a label for a collection of behaviours and experiences? Profes...

Channel 4's The Great ADHD Myth? Documentary Dramatically Divides Viewers

Dr Max Pemberton features in ‘The Great ADHD Myth?’ – a new documentary from Channel 4.A documentary questioning whether attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a genuin...

ADHD Medication and Heart Risk: What Millions of Adults Need to Know

ADHD medication cardiac risks are under scrutiny as diagnoses surge. Here's what the latest research says about stimulants, heart health The post ADHD Medication and Heart Risk: Wh...

Everything you think you know about ADHD isn’t true — this is why

ADHD only impacts between 2% and 6% of the world's population.

ADHD is a social construct, but so too is cancer

The Channel 4 documentary on neurodivergence, fronted by autism and ADHD cynic Dr Max Pemberton, which is widely feared within the neurodivergent community and which Read the full...

Why we need to stop saying 'I'm so OCD' or 'everyone's got ADHD'

A tidy desk becomes "OCD". Bored in a meeting? "ADHD". A disappointing exam result? "That was traumatising." It's part of the idea behind "concept creep".

Girls Have Always Had ADHD. We Just Weren’t Looking.

A teenage girl watches a 30-second TikTok video by @Clairebear describing "a day in hell" in her life, "ADD edition": “I get up and go to work and realize I don’t have gas in my ca...

Autism Spectrum May Be Too Broad

A new study argues argues the autism spectrum has become an overly broad catch-all, risking overdiagnosis and calling for precise subgrouping.

What Does 'ADHD Is Real' Even Mean?

The claim “ADHD is real” conflates three different meanings. The difficulties are real, but brain imaging and heritability do not establish a distinct neurodevelopmental disorder.