ADHD
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
‘It was my dream job – and now I feel like an utter failure’
Tell Me About It: My new position at work was my dream job – and now I feel like an utter failure
Students with additional needs are not alone in negotiating third-level life
Third-level disability supports are there to support students with their learning and adjustment to college life
What do Irish experts think about controversial ADHD claims?
Treatment of ADHD is associated with significant benefits in physical and mental health outcomes, says Marie Boilson of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
What’s college life like for disabled students?
Specialised disability support services are improving, but stigma still exists and transition to third level can be a challenge
‘Even the canteen lady knew my name at the PLC college. Everybody is so close-knit’
Lana Dowling was ‘lost’ for a long time in secondary school, but PLC courses proved a huge help in building her future
Emer McLysaght: Does the sound of people chewing fill you with rage?
Misophonia, meaning ‘hatred of sound’, causes those affected to have strong emotional responses to specific noises
Late ADHD diagnoses in women: ‘I started to forgive myself. It was amazing’
The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle
Caolan Robertson: From noted propagandist to pro-Ukraine ‘gonzo journalist’ with 1m followers
Pro-Ukraine journalist from Kilkenny who made waves over Aughinish Alumina reflects vast change in consumption of news
Leaving Certificate Applied: ‘If you’re a more practical person, it is really good’
Reduced emphasis on exams can suit some students
New HSE autism assessments may ‘harm children’ and lengthen wait lists, groups say
Updated protocol, which will introduce three-tiered approach, likely to come into force mid-2027
Neurodivergence and addiction: ‘I found the clinics could be very stigmatising’
Free TCD course aimed at drug support services
‘My children showed me what to do’: Dr Suzanne Crowe on raising kids after loss
Conversations with Parents podcast with Jen Hogan
I’m riddled with ADHD apparently, and medication has changed my life
It’s not all speed and roses, but with five medicated months under my belt I can tentatively say something is working
‘My husband wants our child in mainstream schooling, but I want to look at alternatives’
Ask the Expert: She’s quite artistic, funny and highly emotionally intelligent, but struggles academically at school
‘ADHD girls learn from an early age to mask, but it carries a cost’
Masking is exhausting and often leads to people-pleasing tendencies, low-self esteem and a loss of identity
‘I have had to fight for him every day’: SF’s Janice Boylan speaks of raising neurodivergent son
Independent candidate Gerry Hutch says he was previously unaware that some children were missing school due to lack of special needs assistants
Convicted killer allowed on family holiday before sentencing over serious crash
Derek Moore took the stand and said the opportunity to go on the trip had only arisen recently
Up to 90% of adults with ADHD have diagnosis for separate condition, says GP
Sleep issues and anxiety are common co-morbidities for ADHD, which has seen increasing diagnosis levels in recent years
Colman Noctor: ‘Behaviour is always the signpost to a problem. It is very rarely the problem’
Noctor is a well-known child and adolescent psychotherapist
Preparing to move from primary school to secondary starts now, not in September
A new school can feel like an alien experience. Everything is different
‘Can I say something to my son and daughter-in-law about their parenting?’
Ask the Expert: My son says his child is getting an ADHD assessment, but I think they’re making too big a deal of his problems
Shaun Ryder: ‘Bez and I have had a sexless marriage for 32 years. I’m with him all the time’
The Happy Mondays frontman on living in Ireland, the band’s drug-fuelled Madchester years, and being back on tour
A quarter of children on Camhs list are waiting more than nine months
Mary Butler says 1,110 children waiting in excess of nine months to access mental health service at end of last December
‘If you have one diagnosis, you end up with 10’: Are we over-medicating mental distress?
One study found 85% of adults met the criteria for two or more major mental disorders
Nicola Coughlan: I was a size 10 on Bridgerton and people talked about how I was plus size
Irish actor known for role in Derry Girls describes frustration with people talking about her weight
‘My partner lives in terror of Covid-19. We even had to cancel our wedding’
Ask Roe: ‘She insists I wear a mask all day, and we have separate bedrooms and bathrooms’
Special-needs assistants protest outside Leinster House demanding ‘job security’
Government got review of SNA allocation at schools ‘wrong’, Simon Harris says
‘Take school dinners’ before cutting SNAs, parents and teachers tell Government
Parents of children who rely on the support of SNAs are fearful of losing this vital resource
Sex offender who assaulted vulnerable young man jailed for five years
Ronaldo Otto, who goes by the first name Samantha, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 20-year-old autistic man
In North Kerry Camhs, children were far more likely to be medicated than receive talk therapy
Families have spoken out about children who attended services seeking help but as a shell of their former selves
New model of care could reduce ADHD waiting lists for children
Mental health Minister to fund 40 specialist nurses to support people in crisis in emergency departments
Morfydd Clark: ‘Hamlet is about the suffering of many to make a few people very wealthy. That felt painfully relevant’
The Welsh actor on playing Ophelia in a new modern-day take, how bilingualism has shaped her, and the evergreen relevance of Shakespeare
Teen fails in High Court action to stop trial on charge of raping 15-year-old
Defendant had not established that his vulnerabilities were caused or exacerbated significantly by delay in coming to trial
One in four employees self-identify or have been diagnosed as neurodivergent, research finds
Wellbeing of neurodivergent employees is ‘significantly poorer’ than that of their colleagues
Zelenskiy slams Europe’s ‘inaction’ in Davos; Minister criticises dentists who offer Botox
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Alan Menken: ‘I won the Razzie for worst song of the year just as I won an Oscar for Aladdin’
The Aladdin, Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast composer is bringing his live show to Ireland
What does the future workspace look like? It depends where you sit
Variety offered by neurodiversity-friendly design can offer choice and control for all staff
Dublin comedian Rachel Galvo on using her ‘extremely privileged’ upbringing for comedy
Dublin-born, London-based Rachel Galvo dreamed of starring in Les Mis, but then her career in comedy took off
‘My 12-year-old son needs constant dopamine hits and keeps having meltdowns’
Ask the Expert: ‘He really struggles to regulate once he gets past a certain point ... I would appreciate any guidance’
‘I’m struggling to manage my nine-year-old son’s angry outbursts’
Ask the Expert: Explore with your son the stresses and agitations he experiences and see which ones you can address
Is it safe to take paracetamol during pregnancy or not?
Recent controversial comments by Donald Trump and others have – at best – overstated any links between paracetamol use and rising autism diagnoses
High Court judge criticises ‘disgraceful’ lack of special care beds for at-risk children
Tusla and government departments are aware of problems yet allow situation to continue, he says
Why neurodivergent people are now coveted as highly skilled workers
Microsoft and Bank of Ireland among companies reshaping HR processes to access neurodiverse talent
A clinical psychologist suggested that an ADHD assessment would be prudent
I’m not interested in a label. I am merely hoping that medication might offer some respite from the debilitating procrastination that has dominated my life
New wearable brain scanner at TCD will be able to detect earliest signs of epilepsy, dementia and ADHD
Scanner is ‘the most important breakthrough in human brain imaging in the last two decades’, Trinity professor says
‘My wife and I had the TV on and we saw the Angelus. I’m like, Oh God, they’re still doing that’
Tony Cantwell on comedy, ADHD and learning to love his home country
‘It keeps you awake at night’: A year in the life of an Irish secondary school
Dublin principal Kevin Shortall is fiercely ambitious for his students, but his school faces considerable financial challenges
ADHD medication can reduce risk of suicide, substance misuse and criminality for newly diagnosed, study finds
Many people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have trouble with impulse control, focusing and organisation, advocacy group says
Aidan Greene: ‘I never wanted to be a stammering advocate but by being a stand-up comedian I’ve inadvertently become one’
Cavan comic Aidan Greene’s advice to fellow stammerers is that you need to learn nobody cares about your stammer as much as you do
‘My son wants to give up GAA but his dad is forcing him to keep going’
Ask the Expert: On average, 14 is the most challenging year for teenagers, and also for their parents
Do You Have ADHD? ‘It feels like there’s always a swarm of bees in my brain’
Dr Karan Rajan’s Channel 4 documentary is an enjoyable introduction to a much-talked-about condition
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