Dr Anna March

City lawyer turned scientist. Now writing It’s Hard Work Enjoying Yourself: Changing Work, Leisure and Meaning through Five Generations Opinions my own.

[Dr Anna March @docAnnaM]

@J_Bloodworth I wrote a critique here https://t.co/CQ2XGIWSl1

[Dr Anna March @docAnnaM]

@Favwontmiss I wrote about this here. Exactly what you say. https://t.co/Z80SiwGfX3

[Dr Anna March @docAnnaM]

@delonperc I’m the opposite. It’s a long time to try to concentrate, and when I inevitably zone out, there is no rewind. I literally lose the plot.

[Dr Anna March @docAnnaM]

@PatrickDHahn Is there a possibility that many people end up medicated anyway? With antidepressants or anti-anxiety medications?

[Mike Flinn @mikerflinn]

@docAnnaM @Kevin_Healey Absolutely first class ! Very thought provoking too .. Like one of your replies I wonder about phenotype too .. ( I was part of the group that formed the Forest School Association) and as a therapist I’ve seen medical assessments like yours ( in depth and searching). 1/2

[Dr Anna March @docAnnaM]

@JDaviesPhD @newscientist There is lots to debate but it is becoming polarised, rather like the climate change debate was. We wasted years of potential constructive debate into adaptation and mitigation. We are better now. I have ADHD and wrote this https://t.co/CQ2XGIWSl1

[Dr Anna March @docAnnaM]

@PennyRed Thank you!

[Dr Anna March @docAnnaM]

@vidxn_ I agree. This was my experience as a high-achieving child. No one knew. It’s not just losing your keys. https://t.co/Z80SiwGfX3

[Tyler Black, MD @tylerblack32]

A very excellent critique from a patient of the silly Channel 4 ADHD documentary

[Claire Murdoch @ClaireCNWL]

The polarisation of the debate is what I object to most. Completely agree !

[Dr Anna March @docAnnaM]

Self-help books
Do you prefer the author to be confident and omniscient, guiding you through, or someone figuring things out alongside you and sharing their musings?

[Dr Anna March @docAnnaM]

@ClaireCNWL There are definitely things to be discussed. The documentary polarised the debate. We lost years of potentially nuanced and constructive climate change debate because we were stuck in acceptance/denial. Let's learn. https://t.co/yNbfusxEMg

[Dr Anna March @docAnnaM]

@thetimes The elements of the assessment that we were shown were very different to mine. We saw him laughing; there was no laughing in what felt like a 2-hour character assassination. https://t.co/yNbfusxEMg

[Dr Anna March @docAnnaM]

This insistence on grade 4 in maths and English, in an attempt to ensure an educated population, ironically means our population has less education. People do not discuss this enough.
https://t.co/2NTy6HABb0

[Dr Anna March @docAnnaM]

@be_like_legend1 I recognise all of these. This was my
Experience as a high- achieving child. I was diagnosed just before I turned 50. https://t.co/Z80SiwGfX3

[Dr Anna March @docAnnaM]

@DrEvans_Health Yes! My experience as a high achieving child is attached. It was difficult and hidden https://t.co/Z80SiwGfX3

[Dr Anna March @docAnnaM]

@DBDouble I reviewed the documentary here: https://t.co/CQ2XGIWSl1

[Dr Anna March @docAnnaM]

@delonperc The D for disorder is important. I write about it here https://t.co/CQ2XGIWSl1

[Dr Anna March @docAnnaM]

@SimBadd18 Rather than changing the assessment type, why not remove the blanket insistence on maths and English grade 4 unless the context requires it? I explain here https://t.co/KxMzuyI2xq