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Online ADHD service map aims to stop young people slipping through net

Researchers at the University of Exeter have released a map put together from the results of a national survey. The new map aims to help identify existing services and gaps in provision for young adults with Attention Hyperactivity Deficit Disorder (ADHD).

27 November 2018

Routine screening is needed to identify language problems in children with ADHD

In 2017, Emma Sciberras and colleagues conducted a Research Review for the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry to rigorously analyse how common are language problems in children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Here, the researchers discuss their main findings and explain why they consider that a screen for language function would be a valuable addition to current ADHD assessments.

8 October 2018

Depression is highly prevalent but under-reported in children with ADHD

Researchers at Cardiff University have investigated whether the symptoms of depression observed in patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) differ from those reported in the general population.

8 August 2018

The Bridge – ADHD issue

Welcome to this ADHD themed issue of The Bridge.

2 January 2018

ADHD traits linked to tantrums in preschool children

A survey of 154 parents of French preschool children found that the children who were rated as being more emotionally labile were also prone to ADHD symptoms.

2 January 2018

ADHD screens: look into language

A literature review of language problems in ADHD has confirmed large deficits in multiple areas of language functioning among young people with the disorder.

2 January 2018

Telephone support for parents in ADHD

Due to its high prevalence, treating ADHD can place a burden on services. Self-help and remote interventions could offer a way to deliver treatment at scale, if they’re effective.

2 January 2018

Societal context of ADHD

Paul McArdle, CAMHS Consultant, Honorary Senior Lecturer and ADHD specialist, spoke to The Bridge about the societal context of ADHD and a pilot programme he ran to try and reach children leaving care, many of whom suffered from the disorder.

2 January 2018

Brain firing, but not wiring, is different in children with ADHD

When in a relaxed state, the brains of children and adolescents with ADHD tend to fire differently to those without the disorder, although there don’t seem to be changes in the physical connections or ‘wiring’ of their brains.

2 January 2018

ADHD in Clinical Practice: Navigating Complexity and Clinical Challenges

Join Professor Samuele Cortese for an in-depth Clinical Expert Session exploring some of the most challenging aspects of ADHD assessment and management in children and young people.

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Clinical Expert Session

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