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12 October 2026 By Claire SPACE Team

ADHD Awareness Month 2026

For us every month is ADHD Awareness Month

Happy ADHD Awareness Month. Most of you know that we celebrate ADHD Awareness all year round. This month is currently being dominated by negative media narratives about over diagnosis. The government's own research concludes that it's under-diagnosed, but for some reason we keep hearing people question whether there are too many people getting a diagnosis. The number of people requesting an ADHD diagnosis has definitely increased, but that doesn't mean that there are too many people … [Read more...] about ADHD Awareness Month 2026

Filed Under: ADHD Awareness Month, Guest Posts, Meeting Dates, Myths, SPACE Meetings, SPACE Team

8 October 2019 By Claire SPACE Team

ADHD Myths

Bryn Travers

There are lots of myths about ADHD which affect the lives of those living with the condition. Last year we introduced a masked wrestler to help bash the most common myths. This year our masked wrestler is back because there is still a lot of misinformation about ADHD and it is ruining lives. Most Common ADHD Myths ADHD is a made up conditionOnly little boys get ADHDADHD is caused by too much screen timeADHD is caused by a poor dietThere are always behavioural issues with ADHDChildren … [Read more...] about ADHD Myths

Filed Under: General, Myths Tagged With: ADHD Awareness Month, ADHD myths

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