ADHD

Statistics from travel insurance policies show the number of people declaring neurodivergent conditions has risen by 79 per cent in just seven months

ADHD and autism is soaring among people over 50, suggests new data

John McEvoy, CEO of Duality Healthcare, in the new Belfast clinic

Former NI Deloitte office opens as new 3,000 sq ft private GP clinic

ADHD is often underdiagnosed in adults, with some only receiving support later in life.

Research suggests adult ADHD often goes undiagnosed until addiction develops

Duality Healthcare to open in Belfast city centre creating 10 new jobs. Pictured is Tahira Besherdust, patient experience advisor at Duality Healthcare, John McEvoy, CEO at Duality Healthcare, Clare Guinness, CEO at Belfast Chamber and Sarah Marks, COO at Duality Healthcare

New £500k private GP clinic to open in Belfast creating 10 new jobs

Fiona McCarthy is calling on the health minister to halt outsourcing (privatisation) of services.

Workers Party Representative Fiona McCarthy has called on the Health Minister to...

Consultant Music Therapist, lecturer, and co-founder of Resilient Rhythms, Louise Kelly

Coleraine music therapist gives Tedx Talk

New Song Name coming soon

Ice.T.21 Stuns Fans With Three New YouTube Releases in One Week

Asda Dundonald - L - R Lewis Morrow, Four G; Jenny McBeth, Asda; Jeffrey Lau, Stepping Stones NI; Sharon Wilson, Asda; Bethany Cartwright, Stepping Stones NI; Simon Fisher, Asda Dundonald

Asda Dundonald recognised for their approach to inclusivity

Ice t 21

UK Rapper IceT21 Raises Funds for Murdered Schoolboy Harvey Willgoose’s Family

Ice t 21

UK RISING STAR ICE.T.21 CROWNED “BRITAIN’S BEST RAPPER 2025” — THE VOICE OF A NE...

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UK Rapper Ice T 21 ADHD and Is Superpower

ADHD is increasingly recognised as a hidden factor in addiction treatment, with new UK data showing one in four patients receiving help for substance use also have the condition.

One in four people in addiction treatment have ADHD, UK data suggests

NOW Group

Beyond results: NOW Group opens new doors for school leavers with additional sup...

Symptoms of ADHD usually start before the age of 12.

Eight signs and symptoms of ADHD in children parents should know about

Bethany, Blue and Alfie taking a reading walk bringing stories to life step by step

Horse-powered learning helps struggling readers

Fandom Con, one of Northern Ireland's leading gaming conventions specifically designed for and organised by individuals with autism and neurodiverse conditions, is set to return for its third year, on Saturday 24th May from 12pm – 4pm

New venue: NI gaming event for autism and neurodiverse communities returns
Following overwhelming success and demand in 2024, Fandom Con is celebrating returning to Belfast for its third year – and it plans to be bigger and better than ever!
Claire Cartmill

BBC Breakfast show with Heston Blumenthal speaking about his bipolar disorder. Issue date: Friday February 28, 2025. PA/BBC Photo.

Blumenthal: My wife sectioning me was best thing to happen

Over 14,000 under 17-year-olds sought treatment for addiction between 2023/2024

Ad Feature UK teen drug and alcohol addiction is a "growing crisis", experts warn

Lauren pictured unmasking as part of BACP ADHD campaign

New campaign spotlights masking and the power of therapy amid rise in ADHD diagn...

The Flannigan family, Séamus, Eoin and Aoife and Laura, are featured in the BBC NI Spotlight programme, I am Not OK

BBC Spotlight exposes acute lack of respite services for autistic children in NI

There are over 3 million posts about ADHD on TikTok. (Photo: cottonbro studio/Pexels)

The real symptoms of ADHD and how to spot 'misleading' content

Robert Peston's new book is called The Crash

Books: Robert Peston talks about his latest thriller, The Crash

Co-founders of SPARK Group Cara Marks and Gary Gates.

SPARK brings free neurodivergent family fun day to Belfast this weekend

Former glamour model Katie Price is training as a life coach

Katie Price has published her seventh memorir

Jamie Oliver's latest children’s book is Billy And The Epic Escape

Jamie Oliver talks about his latest children’s book, Billy And The Epic Escape

Sam Thompson arrives at the TikTok London office for a screening of Inside Out 2 ahead of its release in cinemas on June 14

Sam Thompson opens up on his battles with anxiety and ADHD

Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal has revealed he’s been diagnosed with bipolar.

Bipolar: Understanding the condition
Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal has revealed he’s been diagnosed with bipolar.
Helen McGurk

Struggling to cope with the demands of life? Psychologist says it might be a sign of ADHD burnout

Struggling to cope with the demands of life? Psychologist says it might be a sig...

Ballywillan Drama Group became the first amateur company in NI to provide a captioned performance of their show last year. Now they are repeating the success of that initiative by staging a captioned performance of Fiddler on the Roof on Wednesday, May 1.

Special captioned show of Fiddler on the Roof

Former Corrie actress Helen Flanagan

33-year-old actress recently broke up with footballer Scott Sinclair

Dr Alex George

Books: A Better Day Journal by Dr Alex George

Strictly Star Giovanni Di Prima and Nick Knowles with main contributors who are part of the dance charity

Wednesday: DIY SOS Strictly Special (BBC1, 9pm)

Shaparak Khorsandi.

Comedian Shaparak Khorsandi on late ADHD diagnosis

Katie Price reveals ADHD diagnosis & says her ‘brain is wired differently

‘My brain is wired differently’ - Katie Price reveals health diagnosis

How the captioned screen will look to those who book the reserved rows

Special captioned performance of Kinky Boots

Adam Goudy and Chloe Freeman-Wallace as Charlie and Lauren in Ballywillan Drama Group's production of Kinky Boots

Portrush drama group bringing premiere of 'Kinky Boots' to NI

Dobbies employees Margo Hodgson and Dougal Mile, from Huntingdon

Horticulture enthusiasts asked to vote for favourite community garden project

Students' wellbeing could be linked to their course

University course studied linked to mental wellbeing

Emma McNally, ceo of Tourettes Action

Tourette Syndrome - 9 things you didn't know

Eve Elliott and Jordan Poucher attend AWARE's support group in Newry

Two young NI people on getting support from depression charity Aware

Elaine Somers from Crawfordsburn has had her first book published in her seventies

NI mother-of-five has first book published in her seventies

Lizzie is the eighth baker to be eliminated, making it to the quarter finals of Bake Off.

Great British Bake Off 2021: Who left Bake Off last night?

Geraldine McGahey, Chief Commissioner, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland

Autism and recruitment practices

A brain scan could identify which Parkinson's patients benefit most from treatment

Brain scan breakthrough in treatment for Parkinson’s

The health benefits of the cannabis plant are manifold

Is cannabis really safer than alcohol? The case for full legalisation

Home of NI student nurse burns down after son ’puts two teddies in microwave’ - ...

Army Major Chris Brannigan, 40, is raising money to fund research into Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS), a rare genetic condition his eight-year-old daughter Hasti was born with (Photo: JustGiving)

A soldier completed a 700 mile trek barefoot to raise money for CdLS - but what ...

Meta Auden with daughter Kirsty, left, and niece Emily

Mum’s advice on how to discuss Coronavirus with autisitc children

Alison and Brian McNamara with their sons Reece and Jordan

‘Our adopted sons were brain damaged by mum’s drinking’

Warning to parents as bizarre new Tik Tok trend sees kids drink nothing but food...

It’s inevitable that some travellers need to take medication on holiday, but did you know there are rules about what medication you can and can’t take abroad? (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are the common medications you may be banned from taking into some countri...

BBC Children in Need mascot Pudsey.

Children in Need award for Carrick YMCA

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Holidaymakers have been warned to check before they travel with medicines

Micah Jennings at Glenveagh Special School, where he is a pupil

Plan for radical changes to special needs education requires scrutiny

Court

'˜See you later Fiona', thief calls to judge after he is jailed again

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