ABSTRACT
Using the overarching theme of ‘conditions of possibility’ (Foucault, 1974, p. 89), I have offered an account of some of the institutional and individual coordinates that make the ascription of a diagnosis possible. In general terms, I have argued for the need for alternative conceptions of childhood that move away from the binaries and internal deficiencies represented by ADHD. I have pursued this argument through the complexities encountered in my research sites, which contrasts to the cookbooks of psychiatric discourse. I have presented the main argument according to four empirical chapters which each do different but related work in achieving the de-naturalisation of ADHD and all its associated social coordinates.
