Biased reporting example: a study claims that children with ADHD have smaller brains and forgets to highlight the higher IQ scores. Information about the IQ of childen with ADHD can be found only in the appendix of the study, not available in the free version. Media immediately published the news with the headlines “Study Finds Brains of ADHD Sufferers Are Smaller” (Newsweek), “Brains of those with ADHD show smaller structure related to emotion” (CNN). It is not hard to see that such headlines are not going to reduce stigma. Not a single headline mentioned better IQ scores of children with ADHD, a fact that could be quite interesting for discussion and future research as well as for reducing stigma. Imagine the headline: “Study finds children with ADHD have higher IQ scores”. However this fact apparently doesn’t fit into the disease model chosen by the researchers. As for the smaller brain, analysis of the article shows that the study fails to prove the difference.
Biased reporting example: Children with ADHD have smaller brains (and higher IQ)
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all people are free to be themselves, are valued equally and treated with dignity,
all people have the power to make their own life choices and to speak for themselves,
all people have access to a range of supports which respect their autonomy and dignity,
all people are protected from poverty and have an equal chance to live their lives to their full potential,
human crisis is seen in its social context; it is not medically labelled or feared, but is embraced as an opportunity for individual and community growth,
the knowledge of people who have experienced extreme crisis is valued, cultivated and informs systems of support,
the above conditions are equally true everywhere in Europe
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