"I think people at the severe end of ADHD are the ones who should be prioritised; they're the people who are most likely to benefit, and where benefits are more likely to outweigh risks.

... What we're not hearing about is psychological advanced therapies, for example, or environmental strategies that people could implement."

, 2024

rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/534328

Are they funded in the public system, and as easy to access as medication?

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@adhd

And in ...

"GPs and specialist nurses will soon be able to diagnose and prescribe medication for ADHD."

, 2025

rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/

Halle-f'n-lujah! About time. The simplest way to confirm ADHD is to try the meds. Neurotypicals will report totally different experiences.

to Chlöe Swarbrick who has been chopping away at this for years now, including within a cross-party working group on mental health, that she helped to set up.

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@adhd

And in #GoodNews ...

"Scientists have used solar power to heat an object to 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit (1,000 degrees Celsius) — hot enough to power a steel furnace. The proof-of-concept study, published May 15 in the journal Device, demonstrates how solar energy could replace fossil fuels in high-temperature manufacturing processes, such as smelting steel."

#PrudenceWade, 2024

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/solar-power-generated-enough-heat-to-power-a-steel-furnace

#energy#RenewableEnergy#SolarPower#SolarFurnace#SteelSmelting

And in #GoodNews ...

I'm reading a poster about a coffee-growing cooperative in Columbia called ANEI, run by and for indigenous peoples of the growing areas. They grow their crops inside a UNESCO-recognised reserve, using traditional and contemporary organic methods. Their work is helping to fund universal education for their child.

#cooperatives#Colombia#ANEI