‘Pablo doesn’t patronise’: The Irish animated show with an autistic star
Eleven-year-old Alexander Myles, from Co Antrim, takes over the main role for Pablo: Next Level, as the protagonist wrestles with the move to secondary school
ADHD
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Most neurodivergent children have a neurodivergent parent – diagnosed or not
Part two: Neurodiversity and your parenting style
‘It was my dream job – and now I feel like an utter failure’
Tell Me About It: My new position at work was my dream job – and now I feel like an utter failure
Students with additional needs are not alone in negotiating third-level life
Third-level disability supports are there to support students with their learning and adjustment to college life
What do Irish experts think about controversial ADHD claims?
Treatment of ADHD is associated with significant benefits in physical and mental health outcomes, says Marie Boilson of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
What’s college life like for disabled students?
Specialised disability support services are improving, but stigma still exists and transition to third level can be a challenge
‘Even the canteen lady knew my name at the PLC college. Everybody is so close-knit’
Lana Dowling was ‘lost’ for a long time in secondary school, but PLC courses proved a huge help in building her future
Emer McLysaght: Does the sound of people chewing fill you with rage?
Misophonia, meaning ‘hatred of sound’, causes those affected to have strong emotional responses to specific noises
Late ADHD diagnoses in women: ‘I started to forgive myself. It was amazing’
The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle
Caolan Robertson: From noted propagandist to pro-Ukraine ‘gonzo journalist’ with 1m followers
Pro-Ukraine journalist from Kilkenny who made waves over Aughinish Alumina reflects vast change in consumption of news
Leaving Certificate Applied: ‘If you’re a more practical person, it is really good’
Reduced emphasis on exams can suit some students
New HSE autism assessments may ‘harm children’ and lengthen wait lists, groups say
Updated protocol, which will introduce three-tiered approach, likely to come into force mid-2027
Neurodivergence and addiction: ‘I found the clinics could be very stigmatising’
Free TCD course aimed at drug support services
‘My children showed me what to do’: Dr Suzanne Crowe on raising kids after loss
Conversations with Parents podcast with Jen Hogan
I’m riddled with ADHD apparently, and medication has changed my life
It’s not all speed and roses, but with five medicated months under my belt I can tentatively say something is working
‘My husband wants our child in mainstream schooling, but I want to look at alternatives’
Ask the Expert: She’s quite artistic, funny and highly emotionally intelligent, but struggles academically at school
‘ADHD girls learn from an early age to mask, but it carries a cost’
Masking is exhausting and often leads to people-pleasing tendencies, low-self esteem and a loss of identity
‘I have had to fight for him every day’: SF’s Janice Boylan speaks of raising neurodivergent son
Independent candidate Gerry Hutch says he was previously unaware that some children were missing school due to lack of special needs assistants
Convicted killer allowed on family holiday before sentencing over serious crash
Derek Moore took the stand and said the opportunity to go on the trip had only arisen recently
Up to 90% of adults with ADHD have diagnosis for separate condition, says GP
Sleep issues and anxiety are common co-morbidities for ADHD, which has seen increasing diagnosis levels in recent years
Preparing to move from primary school to secondary starts now, not in September
A new school can feel like an alien experience. Everything is different
Colman Noctor: ‘Behaviour is always the signpost to a problem. It is very rarely the problem’
Noctor is a well-known child and adolescent psychotherapist
‘Can I say something to my son and daughter-in-law about their parenting?’
Ask the Expert: My son says his child is getting an ADHD assessment, but I think they’re making too big a deal of his problems
Shaun Ryder: ‘Bez and I have had a sexless marriage for 32 years. I’m with him all the time’
The Happy Mondays frontman on living in Ireland, the band’s drug-fuelled Madchester years, and being back on tour
A quarter of children on Camhs list are waiting more than nine months
Mary Butler says 1,110 children waiting in excess of nine months to access mental health service at end of last December
‘If you have one diagnosis, you end up with 10’: Are we over-medicating mental distress?
One study found 85% of adults met the criteria for two or more major mental disorders
Nicola Coughlan: I was a size 10 on Bridgerton and people talked about how I was plus size
Irish actor known for role in Derry Girls describes frustration with people talking about her weight
‘My partner lives in terror of Covid-19. We even had to cancel our wedding’
Ask Roe: ‘She insists I wear a mask all day, and we have separate bedrooms and bathrooms’
Special-needs assistants protest outside Leinster House demanding ‘job security’
Government got review of SNA allocation at schools ‘wrong’, Simon Harris says
‘Take school dinners’ before cutting SNAs, parents and teachers tell Government
Parents of children who rely on the support of SNAs are fearful of losing this vital resource
Sex offender who assaulted vulnerable young man jailed for five years
Ronaldo Otto, who goes by the first name Samantha, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 20-year-old autistic man
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