All news on the topic: ADHD

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Lewis Capaldi speaks out on Tourette's - What is it and how does it affect brain
Lewis Capaldi recently revealed that he has been diagnosed with Tourette's and has decided to take a break from touring
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Dis Life: Why businesses should bookend a month with purple celebrations
The colour of disability is purple. Where are the dances, the bands, the marches, the celebrations of the huge swathe of Disabled people that make up by far the largest minority in this country?
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Blue singer Lee Ryan wins bid to withdraw guilty plea for ‘assaulting officer’
Lee Ryan, the 39-year-old former Blue star, has appeared at court to appeal his conviction for drunkenly assaulting a police officer on a flight from Glasgow to London last year
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Mum sobs to cops as she tells how daughter, 12, knifed little brother to death
Body-cam footage released by police reveals the heart-wrenching interviews with April Lyda, the grieving mother whose 12-year-old daughter fatally stabbed her 9-year-old brother
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Mum shares red flags she spotted of daughter before ‘stabbing brother to death’
In a tragic incident in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a 12-year-old girl allegedly fatally stabbed her 9-year-old brother - now her mum has shared the red flags she saw just two weeks prior
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Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace says she finally 'knows herself' after 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'
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'It's vital we teach the next generation about disability history'
Disability rights should be part of the curriculum so that all children learn about it and all disabled people can see themselves represented
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Woman on 1st solo holiday says 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
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Most children with a very common condition aren't receiving any treatment
A new study has found only a fraction of children living with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are receiving any sort of treatment, despite it being present in an estimated five per cent of children in the UK
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Sam Thompson in tears over ADHD battle as plans to become a dad led to diagnosis
Sam Thompson discussed his upcoming Channel 4 documentary Is This ADHD? with Mirror in an exclusive interview as he reflected on his motivation for exploring his neurodiversity
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Testicular cancer warning as ADHD and autism linked with disease
Swedish researchers have identified a link between neurodevelopmental disorders and testicular cancer - which is the 17th most common cancer in men
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Dis Life: How you can be Disabled if you can’t be diagnosed with a disability
It's incomprehensible that the North Yorkshire and York Health and Care Partnership is removing access to autism and ADHD assessment and diagnoses for adults
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Real Housewives of Cheshire star Tanya Bardsley's fashion brand closes down
Former Real Housewives of Cheshire star Tanya Bardsley's My Glam Style website is no longer live and the firm behind it appears to have ceased trading
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Sam Thompson shares baby plans with Zara and says he wants to be a 'provider'
Made In Chelsea favourite Sam Thompson, who has just been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, says he has found his soulmate in former Love Islander Zara McDermott
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Mum with crippling fear of peas has panic attack symptoms when they are nearby
A woman with a phobia of peas has shared her story to prove that it's not something to be dismissed or laughed at - admitting sometimes her family haven't taken it seriously
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EastEnders fans 'sob' and work out Freddie twist after he opens up on bullying
EastEnders viewers have been moved by touching scenes between Freddie and Jean Slater, when the youngster confided he struggled at school and was bullied by a teacher
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A Kind of Spark reception shows importance of authentic disabled representation
I’ve written extensively on much I hate well-known actors winning awards for sitting in wheelchairs and playing roles where being disabled is the worst possible thing someone can be
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Skins star fears 'upsetting' reaction from some people after autism diagnosis
Skins actress Megan Prescottt, who played Katie Hinch in the hit Channel 4 show, has told fans she was diagnosed as autistic in 2021, but was 'nervous to say anything'
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Rural primary school is England's most inclusive with therapy dog and Zen garden
Around thirty pupils are autistic and nine have ADHD among its 110 children at Cambois Primary School in Blyth, Northumberland, making it one of the most inclusive mainstream schools in England
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'My son was born anxious and autistic - we celebrate his differences every day'
Mum-of-three Kellie Barker shares the reality of parenting a non-verbal child with autism, ADHD and severe anxiety - she says it's the 'most amazing job she never signed up for'
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Terminally ill patients plunged into poverty with some too scared to heat homes
Carers have found patients lying in distress, curled up under blankets for hours in damp homes. Data from end-of-life charity Marie Curie found 89% of staff have patients with cash woes
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Lily Allen diagnosed with ADHD which she says 'runs in her family'
Singer Lily Allen revealed she has been diagnosed with adult ADHD, which was spotted after her move in to the United States
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'ADHD isn't a TikTok trend or personality quirk - it can be soul-destroying'
As ADHD grows in popularity on TikTok, Olivia Taylor opens up about her experience of the disorder growing up and why it's far more than just a craze on social media
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Nadia Sawalha sobbed over Loose Women co-stars' reaction to ADHD diagnosis
The telly personality broke down on Loose Women last year when she revealed she had been diagnosed at the age of 58
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Real Housewives' Tanya Bardsley attempted suicide before health diagnosis
Tanya Bardsley spoke candidly about life before her ADHD diagnosis and confessed she tried to take her own life three times