The importance of being seen and heard…of being recognised for our uniqueness…of learning to embrace our differences… These simple...

In my last blog I gave you the technical  checklists used to make  a diagnosis of ADHD. We agreed that the diagnosis is something to...

Of all the Wonderfully Wired profiles I think the one least understood is ADHD.   As a young teacher, I was guilty as many teachers are, of not taking the downsides of being ADHD seriously enough.  I’d say things like ‘maybe he’s just suffering from childhood?’.   Many parents also bristle at the suggestion that  their kids should go on medication.   On the other extreme many parents (spurred on by teachers struggling to manage their children) wish for medication and don’t understand that...