ADHD in kids: making sure supports are in place for neurodivergent children

Some 60,000 children and young people in Ireland have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. They need support if they are to thrive, say experts 

Supportive enviroments and firm structural supports can help ADHD kids put things together

Home-schooling her son during the pandemic was torture — but it was also an eye-opener for Ellen*, a Waterford-based mum of two.

“It was our game-changer. It opened up our world to understanding and recognising that our son has ADHD,” says Ellen, whose son, Sean*, is now 10 — she also has a seven-year-old daughter.