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Why have 100,000 people been signed off work with ADHD in the UK?
Narrative Analysis: Bandwagon
New government statistics find four million people claimed disability benefits in April.
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Daily Mail
· Jul 8, 2026
I've got ADHD - it's no excuse to not work or claim benefits. Rewarding ever higher numbers of people for being lazy is yet another way Labour is failing this country: ANNABEL FENWICK ELLIOTT
I've got ADHD - it's no excuse to not work or claim benefits. Rewarding ever higher numbers of people for being lazy is yet another way Labour is failing this country: ANNABEL FENWICK ELLIOTT
Utusan Malaysia
· Jul 7, 2026
68,191 OKU berjaya ditempatkan di sektor swasta
KUALA LUMPUR: Seramai 68,191 Orang Kurang Upaya (OKU) berjaya ditempatkan dalam sektor swasta sejak 2023 hingga 31 Mei lalu. Menteri Sumber Manusia, Datuk Seri Ramanan Ramakrishnan berkata, jumlah itu turut merangkumi golongan neurodivergen termasuk individu autisme, Gangguan Kurang Daya Tumpuan dan Hiperaktif (ADHD), disleksia serta peserta Program Return To Work (RTW). Beliau berkata, daripada jumlah ... Read more The post 68,191 OKU berjaya ditempatkan di sektor swasta appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
The i Paper
· Jul 9, 2026
I hid my ADHD as a child – the alternative was far worse
Women like me from strict immigrant families arrive at an ADHD diagnosis decades later
The West Australian
· Jun 28, 2026
NSW to provide 2500 free ADHD assessments through GP for children, adults
Thousands of parents with children suspected of having ADHD will have access to a free program for the first time in one Australian state.
Pluralist
· Jun 26, 2026
How Accurate Are ADHD Tests for Adults?
Getting diagnosed with ADHD as an adult can feel like finally finding the missing piece
Toronto Sun
· Jul 2, 2026
Cannabis use led to more psychiatric disorders, psychosis and addiction: Study
'Young people ... who engage in daily cannabis use and develop a cannabis use disorder have a higher prevalence of these mental disorders'
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Related coverage for "Why have 100,000 people been signed off work with ADHD in the UK?": Daily Mail — I've got ADHD - it's no excuse to not work or claim benefits. Rewarding ever higher numbers of people for being lazy is yet another way Labour is failing this country: ANNABEL FENWICK ELLIOTT. Utusan Malaysia — 68,191 OKU berjaya ditempatkan di sektor swasta. The i Paper — I hid my ADHD as a child – the alternative was far worse. The West Australian — NSW to provide 2500 free ADHD assessments through GP for children, adults. Pluralist — How Accurate Are ADHD Tests for Adults?. Toronto Sun — Cannabis use led to more psychiatric disorders, psychosis and addiction: Study