How To Spot ADHD In Kids – ADHD Chatter  – Sarah Templeton

Sarah has seen the catastrophic effects of the condition not being diagnosed early enough. Her decades volunteering and working with the homeless, serving & ex-offenders and with addicts had flagged up the disproportionately high amounts of ADHD in these groups; who have such an easily treatable condition which had been allowed to destroy their lives. Purely because nobody including teachers, CAMHS, GPs, probation, the police and prison services and charities working in the sectors haven’t spotted it.

Topics:

00:00 Intro and Sarah’s diagnosis story

03:56 What’s Dyscalculia?

06:37 The myth of ‘only boys can have ADHD’

10:44 Can parents rely on schools to spot ADHD?

13:35 How to spot ADHD in kids

15:15 Should you speak to your child about ADHD?

18:02 What NOT to say to an ADHD child

27:48 Benefits of an early diagnosis (crime prevention)

30:24 ADHD traits + criminality

35:48 Should prisoners be screened for ADHD?

51:35 When people say ‘ADHD is just a trend’

54:04 Is ADHD a ‘disorder’

56:06 Your most impulsive thing?

58:44 Tips for managing an ADHD kid at Christmas