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Calm voices at The Place2Be turn unruly children into model pupils

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Cecilia Corbetta, of The Place2Be

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Cecilia Corbetta, of the school-based counselling service Place2Be, helped one girl to avoid being put on medication

When does the unruly, naughty behaviour of childhood become a medically defined disorder?

Parents, teachers and doctors wrestle frequently with this question, especially if their son or daughter, pupil or patient is among the 4 per cent of British children who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.

Symptoms of the disorder — short attention spans, hyperactivity or restlessness — typically show themselves after children start school.

The number of prescription medications given out to the under-16s for ADHD has risen by a third since 2005, in part due to the lack of appropriate psychological therapies such as counselling.

The Place2Be, the school-based counselling service and beneficiary of the Times charity appeal, works with children before their problems become serious.

Cecilia Corbetta, a trained counsellor and Place2Be project manager at a large primary school in Croydon, South London, has helped many children with ADHD to manage their symptoms, including an eight-year old girl whose behaviour was so disruptive that her teacher was forced to clear the classroom to calm her down … Continue Reading

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