Tag: ADHD
Medical student with ADHD banned from UiT – now the university apologizes – news Nordland
The case summed up Ludvik Ellingsen, a medical student with ADHD, was banned from the University of Tromsø (UiT). It happened after the university changed its mind to let Ellingsen…
Schoolgirl from Leirfjord with ADHD and dyslexia has gotten better with adapted teaching – news Nordland
Tomine Jenssen is 12 years old and is in the 7th grade at Leirfjord Primary and Secondary School in Helgeland. She loves to draw and is happy at school. But…
The ADHD medicine lisdexamfetamine is now back – news Oslo og Viken – Local news, TV and radio
– It has been a rollercoaster. For two months, Monica Herskog Engerholm (46) has been without her regular medicine Elvanse. – With Elvanse, I sleep better and have a more…
Weighted pillows can help children with ADHD sleep better – news Trøndelag – Local news, TV and radio
The case in summary A Swedish study shows that children with ADHD who use heavy duvets sleep longer and wake up fewer times. Many people with ADHD describe that they…
Adults with ADHD have an increased risk of developing dementia, new research shows – news Trøndelag – Local news, TV and radio
Researchers behind the new study followed more than 100,000 adults in Israel over 17 years. From 2003–2020. They did this to investigate whether adults with ADHD have an increased risk…
More young girls and women get ADHD diagnoses – news Oslo og Viken – Local news, TV and radio
– It gave me an explanation as to why I have done things differently. It was quite nice to hear, laughs 22-year-old Felicia Naomi Chadis Wells. She is one of…
We under-treat ADHD – Speech
We often hear that there is an overdiagnosis of ADHD in children. That children are treated and medicated because of something society has inflicted on them. Factors such as immaturity…
The big ADHD lottery – Speech
In a recent study, we found that the incidence of ADHD diagnosis between BUPs (Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Outpatient Clinics) in Norway varies by almost 1000 percent. There is a…
The ADHD brake and the other brakes – Speech
The statement “Step on the ADHD brake” raises an incredibly important topic. More and more children are being diagnosed with, not only ADHD, but also autism, school refusal, anxiety, self-harm…
Almost 80 percent increase in the number of ADHD diagnoses among women – Special
Since 2018 until November this year, the number of women between the ages of ten and 40 who have been diagnosed with ADHD has increased by almost 80 per cent.…