We are pleased to share that Professor Barbara Sahakian, Fellow of Clare Hall and Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Cambridge, has been featured in a recent BBC News article exploring the real-life impact of ADHD.

The article highlights how ADHD can affect everyday life, particularly in areas such as financial management, organisation, and decision-making. Through personal accounts, it illustrates the challenges individuals may face, including debt, impulsive spending, and difficulties with planning and maintaining routines.

Professor Sahakian contributes expert insight, explaining that ADHD is linked to differences in the brain’s frontal lobe, which plays a key role in attention, focus, and executive function. She emphasises that these challenges are not a matter of laziness, but stem from underlying cognitive processes associated with the condition.

The piece also underscores the importance of greater awareness, earlier diagnosis, and more accessible support systems for those with ADHD.

Read the full article on BBC News.