ADHD

There was a 20 percent increase in the number of people prescribed medication for ADHD between September 2021 and September 2022.

Charity welcomes NHS engagement on 'unlawful' ADHD and autism assessment scheme

Bolton Brickyard Ponds in Goldthorpe. PIC: Simon Hulme

Community pond shows power of volunteers - Dr Alan Billings

Janie in her workshop with some of her sculpures

Yorkshire sculptor Janie Stevens shows us round her beautiful live work home

Civic Hall in Leeds.

Support system for special needs pupils ‘broken’ as families ‘let down’

Josh Williams, with daughter Poppy, of Poppy's Slime Kitchen.

Meet the father and daughter duo making slime from their Yorkshire home

Katie Price reveals ADHD diagnosis & says her ‘brain is wired differently

‘My brain is wired differently’ - Katie Price reveals health diagnosis

Tom Meighan

Tom Meighan: Disgraced Kasabian frontman headlining music festival in Yorkshire

Family awarded more than £7,000 in compensation after council accused of losing control of their son’s education

Family awarded more than £7,000 in compensation

School attendance in Leeds drops to 92 per cent as cost of living crisis affects education

School attendance in Leeds drops to 92 per cent

Brian Cox opens the London Stock Exchange to celebrate Succession Season 4, which is currently showing on NOW and Sky.

Why it is never too early to start succession planning: Jonathan Edgeley

The two-bedroom Melton annexe is from £127,570

Why a Yorkshire annexe specialist has seen sales soar plus planning rules

Daphne Doody-Green is head of the CIPD in Northern England.

Employers need greater understanding of neurodiverse talent - Daphne Doody-Green

'Mental health teams working in schools can help alleviate some of the pressure on specialist services'. PIC: PA

Neurodiversity assessment waits for children need to be reduced - The YP says

Ryan Swain will be skateboarding for Mind charity. (Pic credit: Ryan Swain)

Guinness World Record for Yorkshire: Ryan Swain attempts challenge for Mind

Abigayle Andre of @SheTalksCars

Tiktoker She Talks Cars reveals the ‘realities of driving in Bradford’

DIVING IN: Sheffield's Jordan Houlden competes in the Men's 1m Springboard Final on Day 8 of the European Aquatics Championships Rome 2022 at the Stadio del Nuoto on in Rome in August, part of a fantastic year for him. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Houlden diving in to focus on 2024 Paris Olympics

Picture James Hardisty.
Olivia , of Leeds, with one of her Akila Dolls.

'I want my dolls to be educational' says Yorkshire entrepreneur

Man in the Yellow Jacket by James Hines

Photographer on how Yorkshire's scenery has helped through mental health turmoil

Tiana-Reice has become a social media sensation

Defiant nine-year-old goes viral after dressing her pumpkin with stoma bag

Connor Richards

Car convoy to join funeral procession of man, 23, killed in crash at cruise

Ben Nelson-Roux with his mother Kate

Teenager found dead at hostel ‘could have got drugs wherever he was living'
A 16-year-old boy who was found dead in a hostel for homeless adults after taking drugs could have accessed them “wherever he was living”, an inquest heard.

Ben Nelson-Roux with his mother Kate

Teenager exploited by criminals before he was found dead at homeless hostel

Ben Nelson-Roux with his mother Kate

Psychiatrist feared teenager 'wasn’t safe' two days before he was found dead

Ben Nelson-Roux was found by his mother Kate Roux, at Cavendish House hostel, on April 8 in 2020, after taking a number of drugs.

Mum asked for teenage son to be sectioned the day before he was found dead

Clare McAleese is raising awareness of ADHD symptoms among women.

Meet the Yorkshire woman raising awareness of ADHD signs in adults

Olivia Blake, the Labour MP for Sheffield Hallam, said comments made to her as a child calling her lazy and disorganised “stick in my brain to this day and make me consider all my actions daily.”

Sheffield MP Olivia Blake discloses ADHD diagnosis in Westminster speech

Shaparak Khorsandi's art work fr It Was The 90s! Picture: Heathcliff O'Malley.

Shaparak Khorsandi on 90s hedonism and how Jarvis Cocker changed her life

John Brelsford worked at St Wilfrid's Primary School

Sacked teaching assistant 'humiliated' pupil and claimed school had ‘vendetta’

Jay Bhayani of award-winning Sheffield and Leeds firm Bhayani Law

Creating a culture at work that embraces neurodiversity - Jay Bhayani

Harry Brinkworth with his cards

Snubbed schoolboy celebrates 'best birthday ever' after being swamped with cards

Mina Said-Allsopp outside the Wildcraft Bakery cafe. (James Hardisty).

Meet the owners of a pioneering gluten-free bakery in Yorkshire

Hannah was taken aback by the support for Harry after she posted about what happened on social media.

Boy, 10, gets hundreds of cards from strangers after birthday party boycott
A 10-year-old boy with autism has received hundreds of cards ahead of his birthday after parents refused to let their kids attend his party.

Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder, seen here in 2013, was diagnosed with ADHD. (Picture: PA).

Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder on raising awareness of ADHD after his diagnosis

Claudia Bartholomew from Longwood in Huddersfield has been helping to build a school in Ghana but has had to return home do to covid. She is continuing her fundraising despite this and plan to return as soon as she can. Picture Tony Johnson

Yorkshire teaching assistant Claudia’s mission to build a school in Africa

Dr Arron Tolley (left) and Dr Dave Bunka, co-founders of York-based Aptamer Group.

He left school with no qualifications but is now on the brink of a Covid test br...

Leeds-based tutti frutt’s Under a Magical Moon by Mike Kenny. (Picture: Brian Slater).

tutti frutti - the Leeds-based theatre company opening children's eyes

Army Major Chris Brannigan, 40, is raising money to fund research into Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS), a rare genetic condition his eight-year-old daughter Hasti was born with (Photo: JustGiving)

A soldier completed a 700 mile trek barefoot to raise money for CdLS - but what ...

Caroline Turner is the founder of Creased Puddle.

How firms can improve neurodiversity during the lockdown

University academics in Yorkshire has harnessed artificial intelligence to aid the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Photo credit: Other

Artificial intelligence to advance ADHD diagnosis

Warning to parents as bizarre new Tik Tok trend sees kids drink nothing but food...

The florist who became a nurse at 38 heads up care at a Yorkshire children’s hos...

Janis Hambling, who leads the vulnerable customer support team at Yorkshire Building Society

Meet the Yorkshire mutual that is making life easier for people with dementia an...

Oli Sykes from Bring Me The Horizon. Picture: Scott Merrylees

New horizons for Oli Sykes as rock star continues creative mission with Sheffiel...

'˜My message to anyone with ADHD is to accept who you are', says presenter Ryan ...

The BBC series The A Word has shone a much needed spotlight on what it means to be autistic.

One mother's open letter to those who stop and stare at her two autistic sons

One of the families who attends the centre, (left to right) Emma Webster, 30, with husband Lee, 32, holding one of the centre's ponies called Blackjack, also their children Alexis, 5, Kallum, 13, and Kacey-Louise Webster, 10, of Ripon.

TYP Christmas Campaign: '˜Autism Angels made a difference'

Harrogate independent filmmaker Velton Lishke.

Â£10,000 bid to put Harrogate on movie map

Police are looking for this boy.

Police appeal to find missing Hull boys

The Yorkshire comedian bringing humour to ADHD

How bad for you is social media

Why students who use social media are more likely to be depressed

Tutti Frutti's WiLd is a masterclass in theatre-making.

Review: WiLd, Tutti Frutti

Theatre company tackles the issue of ADHD

Scientists warned that pregnant women who smoke may harm their babies' brain development if they turn to e-cigarettes to satisfy their nicotine craving.

E-cigarettes may harm babies brain development, study warns

Abbvie stalls over its £34.61bn takeover of Shire after US government tax crackd...

Det Insp Chris Singleton

Expulsion row over ‘naughtiest’ boy

Hyperactivity drugs in clear over addiction

Bully claim after boy, 14, found hanged in bedroom

Treatment for prisoners could cut reoffending

£1bn blow for Shire after copycat drug ruling

Woman jailed for dressing as boy to date girls