Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 June 2023

Joint Committee On Health

Services and Supports for People with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Discussion

Dr. Sean McDonnell:

The behavioural management element, to teach people how to manage these behaviours for themselves, is also important. It was mentioned earlier that ADHD presents serious challenges, but people with ADHD generally also have higher measures of intelligence quotient, IQ, than the norm. They experience difficulties in respect of executive function and decision-making. Problem-solving and decision-making, however, can be taught. It is not an innate quality of human beings to know how to solve problems correctly. Inculcating key skills for individuals at an early age can help. It is important to try to introduce behavioural management, given the medications themselves do not resolve the issue.

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