Autism Adhd Diagnoses

Bronze opens up about autism & ADHD diagnoses

Chelsea and England defender Lucy Bronze speaks exclusively to BBC Sport, telling Alex Scott about her autism and ADHD diagnoses, and how it affects her life on and off the pitch.

BBC News - 1d

Having autism has worked to my advantage in football, says Lucy Bronze

The Chelsea and England defender opens up for the first time about her autism and ADHD diagnoses to raise awareness and help others.

BBC News - 1d

Chelsea's Bronze: Autism works 'in my advantage'

Chelsea and England defender Lucy Bronze said her autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have helped her become a better player, having been diagnosed in 2021.

ESPN - 19h

From non-verbal child to tennis star - how Jenson Brooksby embraced autism

Jenson Brooksby was diagnosed with severe autism as a young child - and explains why his condition offers some advantages on court.

BBC News - 2d

Autism, ADHD and transgenderism: America’s epidemic of fake medical news

Overmedicated, overpriced and underinformed: The United States must put an end to for-profit, politically inspired quackery.

The Hill - 3h

The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O’Sullivan review – do no harm

A doctor’s brilliant study of the dangers of overdiagnosis, from ADHD to long Covid. We swim in oceans of quackery. The media is flooded with misinformation about health and pseudo-diagnoses based ...

The Guardian - Mar. 12

CDC will research widely debunked link between vaccines and autism

The CDC is initiating expanded research into understanding autism and widely debunked links between vaccines and autism

NBC News - Mar. 8

Scientists puzzled by surprising rise in ADHD prescriptions among adult women

Prescriptions for ADHD drugs have been spiking, with the sharpest rise among middle-aged and older women, a new study finds. They're also the least likely to misuse the stimulants.

NBC News - 23h

CDC to study vaccines and autism, despite several studies already finding no link

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will study whether vaccines cause autism, despite numerous existing studies already showing there is no link.

ABC News - Mar. 8

Murray says CDC nominee believes 'lie' on vaccine-autism link

Dave Weldon, President Trump’s nominee to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), told a top Democratic senator that he believes there’s a link between vaccines and autism and ...

The Hill - Mar. 12

C.D.C. Will Investigate Debunked Link Between Vaccines and Autism

Dozens of studies have failed to find evidence of a link. The decision to re-examine the question comes as a measles outbreak, driven by low vaccination rates, widens in Texas.

The New York Times - Mar. 8

‘It’s supposed to be intense’: inside the experimental film that ‘truly captures’ autism

It stars a roaming shapeshifter – and a cat-faced soldier fighting a zombie in a swamp. We go behind the scenes of The Stimming Pool, the first ever feature film to be made by autistic directors . ...

The Guardian - Mar. 12

This is how we do it: ‘After mutual cancer diagnoses we didn’t have sex for five years. Then we discovered toys …’

Jill and Bob became more like housemates than lovers during an illness-enforced break, but a delivery of sex toys brought back the fun How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, ...

The Guardian - Mar. 8

Dick Vitale Tears Up While Speaking Candidly About His Multiple Cancer Diagnoses: 'I Don’t Wish It on Anybody'

"It’s been a tough three years," the 85-year-old longtime sports announcer said

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Kate drinks Guinness at St Patrick's Day event

Catherine missed the celebrations last year after being diagnosed with cancer.

BBC News - 3d

'Volunteer for Life': Inside Tennessee legend Chris Lofton's incredible story

In 2008, Chris Lofton was diagnosed with cancer before his senior season, but he played on.

ESPN - Mar. 10

Nets' Thomas (hamstring) likely out for season

Cam Thomas has been diagnosed with a left hamstring strain and is expected to miss the remainder of the season, the Nets announced.

ESPN - 4d

Mental health conditions are overdiagnosed, Streeting says

Mental health charity Mind warns it is important to be "extremely careful" with language around diagnoses.

BBC News - 3d

Eddie Jordan death: Former F1 team owner dies aged 76

Jordan revealed in December he had been diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ bladder and prostate cancer

Yahoo Sports - 6h

The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O’Sullivan review – are we really getting sicker?

A neurologist discusses the dangers of overdiagnosing conditions from Lyme disease to ADHD in an era where technology meets pathology. For many years, people living in Lyme, Connecticut, were ...

The Guardian - Mar. 9

‘I’ve always felt a little neurospicy. But it’s my factory setting!’ Natasha Rothwell on taking The White Lotus by storm

The comedian and former drama teacher was only expecting to do one series of HBO’s hit comedy-drama. Now, as Belinda, she’s stealing season three. She talks ADHD, big breaks and micro-resistances. ...

The Guardian - 5d

Émilie Dequenne, Belgian Actress Who Starred in ‘Rosetta,’ Dies at 43

She won the Cannes Film Festival’s best actress award for her debut performance in 1999. She was later diagnosed with a rare adrenal gland cancer.

The New York Times - 2d

A Baltimore doctor's patients come to his aid

Dr. Michael Zollicoffer is a 66-year-old private family practitioner in Baltimore. His spirit is infectious, and his patients have been on the receiving end of his generous care for years. But ...

CBS News - Mar. 9

‘He nails it on the first take’: how the Beatles helped my autistic son find his voice

After John Harris’s son was diagnosed, conversation always seemed focused on the things he would struggle with. But a shared passion for playing music grew into something James could do – ...