By Dr Rachel V. Gow, PhD, RNutr, FHEAChild Neuropsychologist, Nutritional Neuroscientist and Founder of Nutritious Minds Trust Charity The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) has arguably reduced ADHD to a somewhat simplistic account of inattentiveness (distractibility/disorganisation), hyperactivity and impulsive behaviour. Pharmacological funded research carried out by psychiatrists and researchers has long focused on the somewhat outd

By Dr Rachel V. Gow, PhD, RNutr, FHEA Child Neuropsychologist, Nutritional Neuroscientist and Founder of Nutritious Minds Trust Charity The field of psychiatry has primarily focused on observable behaviour to diagnose Attention Deficit, Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) for close to 60 years. The formal diagnostic manual initially began with the American Psychiatric Association in 1968, and in 1952, the first version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, w

By Dr Rachel V. Gow, PhD, RNutr, FHEAChild Neuropsychologist, Nutritional Neuroscientist and Founder of Nutritious Minds Trust Charity Perhaps you have watched a bright, imaginative child begin to lose confidence in a system that was supposed to help them flourish. The child who once asked endless questions now avoids putting up their hand. The child who can speak with extraordinary knowledge about animals, space, music, gaming or engineering has begun to call themselves “stu