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‘A diagnosis can sweep away guilt’: the delicate art of treating ADHD

9/9/2024 • 34 min

For children with ADHD, getting the help they need depends on being correctly diagnosed. As a doctor, I have seen how tricky and frustrating a process that can be. By Jack Goulder. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod Play episode

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Revolution in the air: how laughing gas changed the world
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‘I’m good, I promise’: the loneliness of the low-ranking tennis player
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From the archive: The elephant vanishes: how a circus family went on the r…
Dirty waters: how the Environment Agency lost its way
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Where the wild things are: the untapped potential of our gardens, parks an…
How the Tories pushed universities to the brink of disaster
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From the archive: Can computers ever replace the classroom?
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‘Ryan Reynolds never had to deal with this’: the slow death and (possible)…
César Aira’s unreal magic: how the eccentric author took over Latin Americ…
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Mother trees and socialist forests: is the ‘wood-wide web’ a fantasy?
‘I’ll stay an MP for as long as I can’: Diane Abbott’s tumultuous politica…
From the archive: The secret deportations: how Britain betrayed the Chines…
‘He likes scaring people’: how Modi’s right-hand man, Amit Shah, runs India
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