Growing Pains podcast: Colman Noctor on the difference between ADHD and pent-up energy

Dr Colman Noctor touches on the behavioural differences between ADD and ADHD and the importance of working to a child’s strengths

Tue, 28 May, 2024 - 19:27

Child psychotherapist Dr Colman Noctor and ieParenting editor Irene Feighan sit down to discuss Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and how to recognise it in children.

According to ADHD Ireland, five per cent of children have a diagnosis and it can often present differently in young boys and girls.

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