‘It must be nice to be normal’: my struggle with ADHD and motherhood
Being diagnosed with ADHD shed light on some of my behaviour and difficulty with navigating life but there was little help or guidance on what to do next.
ADHD
The drugs young bankers use to get through the day — and night
Many on Wall Street see Adderall and Vyvanse as tools to plough through long hours of tedious work amid high-pressure competition. In Australia the equivalent to Adderall, Dexamphetamine, is known as a party drug.
If you think your baby has signs of autism or ADHD, read this
Parents beware. Standard cognitive tests can’t pick up ADHD and autism in infancy, a new study finds, despite a proliferation of early diagnosis and support programs.
ADHD kids treated as ‘poor cousins’ of those with autism
Parents of children with ADHD who have needs similar to children diagnosed with autism can feel rightly aggrieved about how the NDIS has operated to date.
Call for national strategy to tackle drugs shortage
The ongoing drug shortage means sick kids are receiving second-tier chemo, surgeries are being cancelled because of IV fluid shortages and ADHD meds are in short supply.
Do the majority of Australians really have a mental disorder?
Separating mental illness from normal human stress and anxiety seems lost in ever-loosening psychiatric definitions.
Amphetamines ‘aid motivation in ADHD’
While it’s “fairly uncontroversial” among the medical community that amphetamines help with ADHD symptoms, no one knew for sure that it improved a key symptom – low motivation.
ADHD shake-up: GPs to prescribe stimulants
GPs will be able to prescribe controlled stimulant medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder under a proposed shake-up by ADHD health experts.
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