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For general practitioners
ADHD care for GPs
Five papers written for GPs, and the four clinical tools they use — symptom scale, titration schedule, teacher ratings — as free A4 PDFs.
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Explanation Sheets
Helping patients, parents and professionals understand about ADHD. Read each explanation online, listen to it narrated, or download it as a PDF.
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Explanation Sheet 1
What is ADHD?
A lot of people have heard of ADHD, but may not really understand the effects it…
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Explanation Sheet 2
Oppositional defiant disorder and MERIM
Most children with ADHD (and also many ADHD adults) show some difficult and oppositional behaviour. Explanation…
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Explanation Sheet 3
ADHD as a continuum
People whose brains function slightly differently often represent more extreme forms of the types of functioning…
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Explanation Sheet 4
Behaviour strategies for ADHD
This Explanation builds on Explanations 1-3 and describes non-medical strategies for helping people with ADHD to…
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Explanation Sheet 5
Medications used in ADHD
ADHD is a genuine and treatable condition. Finding the right medication, or balance of medications, can…
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Explanation Sheet 6
ADHD in adulthood
This explanation describes ADHD as a condition in which the thinking brain functions less efficiently and…