ADHD - just jittery or ill?

What are the causes of ADHD according to current studies? What challenges and opportunities does an ADHD diagnosis harbour for children and parents? In his video lecture, Prof Dr Oskar Jenni from the University Children's Hospital Zurich provides answers and practical recommendations for everyday family and school life.

ADHD is the most common behavioural disorder in children and adolescents and is characterised by a strong urge to move, lack of concentration and impulsiveness. In his lecture, paediatrician Oskar Jenni explains why the diagnosis is often challenging for doctors.

What opportunities does an ADHD diagnosis harbour?

He also addresses the most pressing questions on the subject: What do we know today from studies worldwide about the causes of ADHD? What challenges and opportunities does an ADHD diagnosis harbour for children and parents? And in which situations can medication bring relief? In addition to answers to these questions, Oskar Jenni's presentation will provide parents and teachers with practical recommendations on how they can support affected children in the long term.

Oskar Jenni: ADHD
Oskar Jenni is Head of Developmental Paediatrics at the University Children's Hospital Zurich.(Image: Filipa Peixeiro / 13 Photo)

About Oskar Jenni

Oskar Jenni has headed the Department of Developmental Paediatrics at the University Children's Hospital Zurich since 2005. His areas of research include sleep behaviour in childhood and the motor, cognitive and social development of healthy and sick children. As founder of the Akademie. For the child. Giedion Risch and as an author («Kindheit - eine Beruhigung» and «Die kindliche Entwicklung verstehen»), he is committed to greater social acceptance and appreciation of the diversity of children.

Lecture cycle «Cosmos child»

The Elternsein Foundation, publisher of the Swiss parenting magazine Fritz+Fränzi, has launched the "Akademie. For the child. Giedion Risch" has launched the exclusive lecture cycle «Kosmos Kind». Recognised experts address different aspects of childhood and convey them in a way that is understandable and relevant to everyday life. Fritz+Fränzi subscribers benefit from discounted tickets.