She said Mr Byers had been travelling from Istanbul to Moscow with his fiancee, who is a Russian national.
ADHD goes beyond problems concentrating or being hyperactive, though. People with it can struggle regulating their emotions and impulses. It’s been linked to substance abuse and financial difficulties as well as higher rates of crime and even car crashes.All the experts I speak to firmly agree on one point: it is much better for someone with ADHD to be diagnosed and treated as early as possible.
Dr Müller-Sedgwick says there’s a “risk of really bad outcomes”. But he lights up when he describes how diagnosis and treatment can transform lives.He says: “I have seen so many patients getting better, getting back into work or back into education. I have seen parents who were going through family court proceedings who were able to be better parents.“That's why we work in this field, it's a really rewarding part of mental health to work in.”
Currently, ADHD treatment revolves around medication and therapy, but there are other options on the horizon.A patch worn by children with ADHD on their foreheads during sleep – connected to a device that sends stimulating pulses into the brain – is on sale in the United States. It’s not prescribed in the UK, but academics here and in the US are working on clinical trials looking into it.
Prof Katya Rubia is a professor of cognitive neuroscience at King’s College London – as she puts it, “My work over the last 30 years or so is basically imaging ADHD, understanding what is different in the brains [of people with ADHD].”
She explains that certain parts of ADHD brains, including the frontal lobe, are slightly smaller and also less active. Prof Rubia is trying to kickstart those areas of the brain, and is working on a study looking at the trigeminal nerve – it goes directly to the brain stem and can increase activity in the frontal lobe.seat was formed this year and takes in almost half of the old Cotswold constituency.
It became a Liberal Democrat seat, following the victory of, who beat Conservative candidate, James Gray.
Ms Savage said: "There is so much that needs to be done. I am here to serve all of you, your families and your communities."There was a 73% voter turnout, with 71,490 people making their choice.