ADHD Awareness Month
October is ADHD awareness month, an opportunity to promote awareness and raise the profile of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder across the UK.
What is ADHD?
ADHD is a condition where you have lots of energy and have difficulty concentrating. You might also find it hard to control what you say and do. For example, you might speak without thinking first, or find that you do things on impulse.
Symptoms usually start very early in life before the age of six. We do not know exactly what causes ADHD, but experts think it might run in families, or it could be to do with the way the chemicals in your brain work, but you might start to experience ADHD like symptoms if you have had a difficult experience.
Another condition called attention deficit disorder (ADD) has similar symptoms to ADHD, but you don’t feel as hyperactive. For people with ADD, the main problem they have is difficulty concentrating. If you think you have ADHD, you are not alone and there is plenty of support out there.
- A guide for young people on ADHD and mental health
- What you can do to support your child with ADHD
- Watch the short videos as experts in the field answer some questions about ADHD
- ADHD questions and answers
- Myths and Facts about ADHD
- ADHD resources