Free resources
Explanation Sheets
Helping patients, parents and professionals understand about ADHD. Read each explanation online, listen to it narrated, or download it as a PDF — they are free to use and share.
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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…
Downloads
Complete document and poster
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ADHD Explanations 1–5 · Full Document
All five explanations in a single PDF — inefficient thought processes, oppositional behaviour, ADHD as a continuum, behaviour strategies, and medication.
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Website Poster · A4 format
If you are a professional who treats people with ADHD, you may find it useful to display this poster in the waiting area, to encourage relevant background reading.
These explanations are written for patients, parents and professionals without full scientific referencing. The academic, fully referenced version is the open-access MERIM chapter.