ADHD science podcast Max Davie

We welcome Pete Etchells, one of the UK's foremost experts on the effects of screen time and screen-based activities, to talk about his new book, 'Unlocked'. 

We talk about attention, screens, and take a few detours along the way. 

Pete's book can be found here:  [https://www.waterstones.com/book/unlocked/pete-etchells/9780349432939]

Today we are joined by Giorgia Michelini [https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/giorgia-michelini-.html], a researcher who has done so much great work on ADHD, but today talks to us about her study of EEG in the diagnosis of ADHD.

The paper we discuss is here [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167876022000228].

email us as hello@adhduk.co.uk to let us know what we can do differently, or better. 

We have something a little different for you!

We have asked the lovely followers of ADHDUK on social media to ask us questions and they have responded enough to fill 3 episodes!

This is part 1 in which we break down the biology and neurology of ADHD, talk a lot about the hungry brain and why epigenetics may or may not be a breakthrough. 

We are joined by Emma Van Andel, researcher at PsyQ in the Netherlands, to discuss the fascinating connections between light, melatonin, ADHD and sleep. 

A much-requested and very important topic. 

The paper is here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Emma-Van-Andel-2/publication/342535517_Combined_impact_of_ADHD_and_insomnia_symptoms_on_quality_of_life_productivity_and_health_care_use_in_the_general_population/links/6052293f92851cd8ce4b3b3e/Combined-impact-of-ADHD-and-insomnia-symptoms-on-quality-of-life-productivity-and-health-care-use-in-the-general-population.pdf

We join the very lovely Dennis Golm to discuss the weighty subject of childhood maltreatment, and the connection to ADHD. We also get distracted by ducks. 

 

Dennis is @golmdennis on X/Twitter

 

The paper that we discuss is here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37138529/

Today we welcome Brenda Leung of the University of Lethbridge to talk about micro-nutrients in ADHD- fascinating stuff! 

Her paper is here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00787-023-02236-2

Let us know at all the ADHD UK social media what you want us to talk about next!