The ADHD decade: what’s behind the surge in adult diagnoses? – Audio Long Reads
The number of adults being diagnosed with ADHD – a condition once reserved for “problem children” – is booming, yet it remains widely misunderstood.
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Sophie McBain is associate editor of the New Statesman.
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Depp vs Heard and the disputed concept of “mutual abuse”
For some the phrase might seem like a useful shorthand. For women’s charities it raises alarm bells.
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