Sign up to ADHD Ireland’s Newsletter
"*" indicates required fields
Address
Only Post: HADD-ADHD Ireland CLG, 4-7 North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7 D07 RHA8
Charity Number:
CHY 22471
Registered Charity Number (RCN):
20204770
Contact us:
Tel: (01) 874 8349 / please see home page for updates regarding phone line open time
Myth #5 ADHD Medication is Addictive
FACT: The therapeutic use of stimulant medications for ADHD prevents addiction
Myth #4 Children with ADHD just need more discipline
Fact:
Discipline and relationship problems are the consequences of ADHD behaviour problems in the children, not the cause.
Most young people with ADHD do not show the problems of defiance, spitefulness, or aggression that characterise those with oppositional or conduct disorders. When they are rule-breaking, it is usually a matter of forgetting rules, not appreciating them, or impulsively neglecting them in the heat of the moment.
Hyperfocus – at your service
7 steps to help your ADHD brain harness that amazing — but elusive — ability to concentrate on a task, tune out distractions, and get things done. Your guide to productive hyperfocus at work.
Myth #3: ADHD is just an excuse for laziness
Fact: ADHD is really a problem with the chemical dynamics of the brain and it’s not under voluntary control.
ADHD Month: Myth #2 Children Grow Out of ADHD
Myth: Children Grow Out of ADHD
Fact: While some children may recover from their disorder by age 21 or 27, the full disorder or at least significant symptoms and impairments persist in 50-86% of cases.
ADHD Month: Myths Versus Facts! Myth #1
We periodically hear that ADHD is a myth. Nothing could be further from the truth. There are more than 100,000 articles in science journals on ADHD (and its precursor labels) and references to it appear in medical textbooks going back to 1775.