Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is referred to by NICE (2023) as a heterogeneous disorder that is characterised by the three core symptoms of impulsivity, inattention, and hyperactivity. Whilst the causes of ADHD are not fully understood, it is believed that a mix of genetic and environmental factors working together may likely be the cause (Thapar et al. 2012).
ADHD affects approximately 5%-7% of children and adolescents (Bisset et al. 2023). It can have a large impact on school, peer relationships, self-esteem and family life without appropriate treatment (GOSH, 2023), and people with ADHD often report that they experience a lack of full acceptance in society (Franke et al. 2023).
Celebrated every October, ADHD Awareness Month aims to educate the public about ADHD by disseminating information informed by evidence-based research. It provides an opportunity to correct misunderstandings, acknowledge lived experiences, and read the latest research from leading lights in the field.
This ADHD Awareness Month, we encourage you to explore the learning opportunities available on our website, and to share with your networks.
We have gathered a range of FREE learning resources from leading academics, clinicians, researchers, to raise awareness this ADHD Awareness Month.
Resources
ADHD Awareness Month 2022; Understanding a Shared Experience
Topic Guide
Podcasts
- NEW Podcast ‘Academic Motivation in Youth With and Without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)’ with Dr. Zoe Smith
- Podcast ‘Depression in Autism and ADHD: What do we know?’ with Dr. Lucy Livingston
Lectures, talks, and discussions
- Video Abstract ‘Categorical and dimensional approaches to the developmental relationship between ADHD and irritability’ with Rania Johns-Mead
- Video Abstract ‘Academic motivation decreases across adolescence for youth with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Effects of motivation on academic success’ with Dr. Zoe Smith
- Recorded event ‘JCPP Advances 2023 Lectures ‘What the research tells us; Anxiety, Neurodiversity, Suicide, and Genetics’ – recording’ with Professor Henrik Larsson, Professor Thalia Eley, Dr. Lucy A. Livingston, Dr. Polly Waite, Dr. Pablo Vidal-Ribas, and Dr. Aja Murray
Articles
- Blog ‘Championing research about, by and for neurodivergent people’ by Professor Edmund Sonuga-Barke
Open Access papers from ACAMH journals
- CAMH journal Review Article ‘Which components of behavioral parent and teacher training work for children with ADHD? – a metaregression analysis on child behavioral outcomes’, (2022). Rianne Hornstra et al.
- JCPP Advances Original Article ‘Identifying non-adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder individuals using a stacked machine learning algorithm using administrative data population registers in a universal healthcare system’, (2023). David Roche et al.
- Featured Paper from JCPP Advances ‘Research Review: Executive function profiles of preschool children with autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review’, (2023). Marina Christoforou et al.
- Featured Paper from JCPP Advances ‘Research Review: Delineating early developmental pathways to ADHD: Setting an international research agenda’, (2023). Meghan Miller et al.
- Featured Paper from JCPP Advances ‘Research Review: Efficacy of stimulants for preschool attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis’, (2023). Luisa S. Sugaya and Luis C. Farhat et al.
- Featured Paper from JCPP Advances ‘Sleep parameters and problems in adolescents with and without ADHD: A systematic review and meta-analysis’, (2023). Finja Marten and Lena Keuppens et al.
- Featured Paper from JCPP Advances ‘Joint polygenic and environmental risks for childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and ADHD symptom dimensions’, (2023). Michael A. Mooney and Peter Ryabinin et al.
- Featured Paper from JCPP Advances ‘Examining bidirectional associations between sleep and behavior among children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder’, (2023). Craig A. Sidol et al.
- Featured Paper from JCPP Advances ‘Social gradient in use of health services and health-related quality of life of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review’, (2023). Abraham Sevastidis et al.
- Featured Paper from JCPP Advances ‘Is there evidence of a causal link between childhood maltreatment and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder? A systematic review of prospective longitudinal studies using the Bradford-Hill criteria’ (2023). Paraskevi Bali et al.
- Featured Paper from JCPP Advances ‘Three year outcomes in infants with a family history of autism and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder’, (2023). Tony Charman et al.
- Featured Paper from the JCPP ‘The role of inflammation in the prospective associations between early childhood sleep problems and ADHD at 10 years: findings from a UK birth cohort study’, (2023). Isabel Morales-Muñoz et al.
- Featured Paper from the JCPP ‘Practitioner Review: It’s time to bridge the gap – understanding the unmet needs of consumers with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder – a systematic review and recommendations’, (2023). Matthew Bisset et al.
- Featured Paper from the JCPP ‘Is age of onset and duration of stimulant therapy for ADHD associated with cocaine, methamphetamine, and prescription stimulant misuse?’, (2023). Sean Esteban McCabe et al.
- Featured Paper from the JCPP ‘Academic motivation decreases across adolescence for youth with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Effects of motivation on academic success’, (2023). Zoe R. Smith et al.
- Featured Paper from the JCPP ‘Editorial: It is time to modernize the concept of ADHD!’, (2023). Barbara Franke, on behalf of the ‘Modernizing the concept of ADHD’ (MocA) Team
- Featured Paper from the JCPP ‘Variation in sleep profiles in children with ADHD and associated clinical characteristics’, (2023). Emma Sciberras et al.
- Featured Paper from the JCPP ‘Co-development of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autistic trait trajectories from childhood to early adulthood’, (2023). Amy Shakeshaft et al.
- Featured Paper from the JCPP ‘A twin study of genetic and environmental contributions to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder over time’, (2023). Mark J. Taylor et al.
