ADDitude – Famous People with ADHD
Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust – Famous people with ADHD or Autism
[Podcast.Episódio] Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos | [IN]Pertinente – Podcast | Viver com PHDA – 17 Outubro 2025
[Podcast] ADHD Beyond The Label Dr Phil Anderton and John Reynolds
ADDitude – ADHD Needs a Better Name. We Have One
“ADHD Is Not a Deficit Disorder
ADHD is an inaccurate — and potentially corrosive — name. The term “deficit disorder” places ADHD in the realm of pathology, or disease. Individuals with ADHD do not have a disease, nor do they have a deficit of attention; in fact, what they have is an abundance of attention. The challenge is controlling it.
Therefore, we argue that a more accurate descriptive term is “variable attention stimulus trait” (VAST), a name that allows us to “de-medicalize” ADHD and focus instead on the huge benefits of having an ADHD brain. (…)”
