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ADHD UK files Ofcom complaint over Channel 4 ADHD documentary

8/19/2026

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ADHD UK filed an Ofcom complaint on 18 August 2026 about Channel 4’s documentary “The Great ADHD Myth?”.
The programme, presented by NHS psychiatrist Max Pemberton, showed 10-year-old Mason stop medication for six weeks before restarting it after grades fell.
ADHD UK CEO Henry Shelford called the film “sensationalist nonsense,” demanded corrections and noted 80 percent find medication helpful.
Channel 4 defended the documentary as India Willoughby and Richard Murphy condemned it.

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ADHD UK filed an Ofcom complaint on 18 August 2026 about Channel 4’s documentary “The Great ADHD Myth?”.
The programme, presented by NHS psychiatrist Max Pemberton, showed 10-year-old Mason stop medication for six weeks before restarting it after grades fell.
ADHD UK CEO Henry Shelford called the film “sensationalist nonsense,” demanded corrections and noted 80 percent find medication helpful.
Channel 4 defended the documentary as India Willoughby and Richard Murphy condemned it.