Leaders make huge housing pitch + My ADHD isn’t ‘trendy’

Monday Headline: Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton ‘officially’ launched their election campaigns, one year since the Bondi Junction stabbings with inquest on the way, Harvey Weinstein to stand trial this week in redo of #MeToo case, Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained and Gout Gout breaks 200m record officially faster than Usain Bolt at same age. 

Deep Dive: There's an ongoing debate around ADHD in Australia - whether it’s over or underdiagnosed.

It come after the country experienced a surge in cases in recent years, fuelled by adult women who weren't previously thought to be able to have ADHD now levelling the diagnosis field.

But last week one expert came out to claim the rise in diagnoses is, in part, due to ADHD now becoming "trendy”, angering advocates and people living with the disorder who say it’s damaging, dismissive and fuelling societal stigma.

In this episode of The Briefing Tara Cassidy is joined by President Professor Dave Coghill from Australasian ADHD Professionals Association to discuss the ongoing controversy.  

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