Henry Shelford, CEO and Co-Founder of ADHD UK, was quoted in the article and provided background information.

Channel 4’s documentary “The Great ADHD Myth?” is drawing a formal backlash, led by ADHD UK chief executive Henry Shelford, who has called the programme “sensationalist nonsense” and is urging the charity’s members (potentially over 10,000 people) to lodge complaints with Ofcom. Presented by NHS psychiatrist Dr Max Pemberton, the show argues ADHD is more a “social construct” than a medical condition and follows one child taken off medication for six weeks, an experiment that ultimately failed but was framed as supportive of the show’s thesis. Shelford has written to Channel 4 requesting corrections, including a title change, and says the network’s response failed to address his concerns.

Shelford’s broader criticism is that the documentary is one-sided, featuring only experts who back the “myth” framing while ignoring that around 80% of patients see a positive impact from medication, and that ADHD has been medically documented since 1798, well before modern lifestyle factors the show implicates. He also warns of real-world harm, citing research that 20% of people with ADHD have attempted suicide, and argues that publicly framing the condition as a “myth” could cause people to cancel assessments or doubt their diagnoses. Channel 4 has defended the film as a legitimate exercise in “stimulating public debate,” noting it has also aired other ADHD programmes offering different perspectives.

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