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Police to screen for undiagnosed ADHD

People being held in custody are to be screened for undiagnosed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), in a pilot project by Cumbria Police.

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ADHD: does medication work?

Of the UK’s 2.6million people with ADHD only a fraction are on drugs which, while not a cure, may offer life-changing help

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Dyspraxia: My life with the misunderstood condition

BBC presenter Xanthe Palmer has dyspraxia, a complex and life-changing disorder she says is frequently misunderstood. She wanted to change that, so set out to speak to others with the condition to shine a spotlight on the challenges they face.

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Six myths about living with dyslexia dispelled

Dyslexia can cause problems with reading, writing and spelling.

It's a learning difficulty which affects somewhere between one in 10 and one in 20 people in the UK to some degree.

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