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Awareness of ADHD symptoms are on the rise, but it can still be tricky for parents to tell if their children could be affected.
The signs are now understood to be more complex and nuanced than the stereotypically 'naughty' and 'disruptive' behaviour found particularly in young boys.
An estimated five percent of children in the UK have ADHD, according to charity ADHD UK. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD is a condition affecting behaviour and people with it may have trouble concentrating.
"Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is a neurodevelopmental condition that impacts someone’s attention, their levels of hyperactivity and impulsivity," explains Dr Seb Thompson, consultant clinical psychologist at Cygnet Health Care.
"Typically when someone has ADHD, they tend to struggle with their attention, with hyperactivity and with impulsivity – although it is possible to just struggle with symptoms from one of those," Thompson adds.
Of course, every child has moments of impulsiveness and hyperactivity. Neither do kids have 'perfect' concentration all the time, so how can you tell if someone is displaying ADHD symptoms?
To mark October's ADHD Awareness Month, the Press Association talked to some experts.
There are common symptoms of ADHD, but it can show up differently within people.
So, if another child has similar behavioural traits to yours and has had a diagnosis, that does not necessarily mean your child has ADHD too. At the same time, children could have very different behavioural traits, yet both have ADHD.
“Every child with ADHD will probably struggle with a unique set of difficulties,| explains Georgia Chronaki, senior lecturer in developmental neuroscience at University of Central Lancashire. "[For
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Blink-182 have announced rescheduled dates for shows in Glasgow, Belfast and Dublin after they were forced to cancel the trio of performances last month.The band have now announced that they will be returning to the UK and Ireland in August 2024.Blink will perform at Belfast’s SSE Arena on August 26, followed by Dublin’s Royal Hospital Kilmainham on August 27 and the OVO Hydro in Glasgow on two nights, August 29 and 30.The pop-punk band announced that they had to cancel the shows in September due to drummer Travis Barker needing to attend to “an urgent family matter”.Upon his exit, he shared photos from Glasgow airport’s prayer room and reports emerged that Kourtney Kardashian, who is pregnant with their first child together, had gone to hospital.Barker later revealed that she underwent “life-threatening emergency surgery” for their unborn baby. Shows continued again from Antwerp in Belgium on September 8.Find the full list of reschedule dates below and purchase any remaining tickets here.AUGUST26 – Belfast, SSE Arena27 – Dublin, Royal Hospital Kilmainham29 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro30 – Glasgow, OVO HydroNotably, the dates follow close after Reading & Leeds Festival 2024, which takes place from August 21 to 25.Blink-182’s 2023 world tour was announced in October last year along with the promise of new music from the original line-up – Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus and Barker – for the first time in a decade.The band’s new album, ‘One More Time…’, is due for release on October 20 via Colombia Records.
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Manic Street Preachers and Suede have announced details of a joint UK and Ireland tour for summer 2024. Check out full dates and ticket details below.The two indie giants first toured Europe together back in 1993, before last year they recreated the line-up for a US jaunt – with upcoming joint dates to follow in Japan this winter.Now, they’ve announced details of bringing the tour to the UK and Ireland next June and July, with each act playing for approximately 75 minutes of about 16 songs, and taking it in turns to play last each evening.“We’ve both got a dedicated fanbase, but we do share a gene pool and a rabid denomination of fans,” Manics bassist and lyricist Nick Wire said on BBC Breakfast this morning. “It’s because we never belonged to anything apart from ourselves.
Declan McKenna has announced a 2024 UK and Ireland tour in support of his upcoming album ‘What Happened To The Beach?‘.The 14-date run will kick off on March 23, 2024, at the Great Hall in Cardiff. From there, the ‘Brazil’ singer will make stops in Norwich, Newcastle, Glasgow, Sheffield, Belfast, Dublin, Manchester, Leicester, Bristol, Wolverhampton, London and Brighton.
Woody Harrelson, Andy Serkis, and Derry Girls star Louisa Harland have signed on to star in Ulster American, a new stage production from Irish playwright David Ireland (Cyprus Avenue) and directed by Jeremy Herrin (A Mirror, Best of Enemies).
A Scots couple say they were left ' battered and bruied' after they were 'knocked off' their motorbike at a roundabout.
Former Love Island star Gemma Owen took to Instagram to show off a a rare snap of her garden at home, which is so big it could be mistaken as a park. The Love Island finalist, 20, appeared on last year's summer version of the show and lives in a sprawling home in Cheshire with her football legend dad Michael Owen, mum Louise, sisters Emily, 15, and Jessica, 12, and brother James, 17.
In a deeply emotional and candid revelation, Vanderpump Rules star Tom Sandoval shared his struggles with suicidal thoughts following the fallout of his cheating scandal with co-star Raquel Leviss. Sandoval’s confession came during the inaugural episode of his new podcast, Everybody Loves Tom.
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Take That have added more dates to their 2024 UK and Ireland tour – find all the details below.The trio are due to hit the road next spring for a run of stadium and arena shows in support of their ninth studio album ‘This Life’, which will arrive on November 24 (pre-order here).Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald will be joined by “very special guest” support act Olly Murs.Now, Take That have announced a third concert at the First Direct Arena in Leeds (April 18), and fifth gigs at both The O2 in London (April 28) and the Co-op Live in Manchester (May 12).The additions come as a result of “phenomenal demand” in yesterday’s pre-sale (September 27).
Range Media Partners on Wednesday announced its signing of Sanna Marin, the world’s youngest female head of state, best known for serving as Finland’s Prime Minister from 2019-2023. The management company will work with her to unearth new opportunities in the media and entertainment landscape across TV, film, audio, brand partnerships, and more.
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Take That have announced a huge UK tour - including four nights at Manchester's new Co-op Live arena.