ADHD

Active Ignoring for Better Behavior Works — If Done Right

The most effective way to reduce minor attention-seeking behaviors from your child is by ignoring them. Sounds simple, right? But you already know that ignoring whining, pestering, and arguin...
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New initiative improves detection, evaluation of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most common pediatric neurobehavioral disorder with a prevalence of approximately 7%-10% in school-age children. ADHD significantly affects functioning throughout life including academic achievement, social and family relationships and occu...
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“A Living Contradiction:” Stories of the AuDHD Experience

AuDHD — a combination of “autism” and “ADHD” — is a term that describes individuals who live with both neurotypes. While reporting varies substantially across studies, recent research estimates that 40% to 70% of autistic individuals also have ADHD....
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“How Hardcore Feminist Punk Rock Unlocked My AuDHD Brain”

I have always had a strong connection and pull to music, gaining inspiration from trailblazing female artists like Stevie Nicks and Joni Mitchell. But my relationship with music reached another level when I – during a moral burnout episode – stumbled upon a different kind of sound that c...
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“Secrecy vs. Privacy: How to Decide Who to Tell About Your Child’s ADHD”

Sometimes, an ADHD diagnosis can bring more confusion than clarity. As a parent, you may think, “Should I share the diagnosis with other adults in the family and in my child’s life? How do I know who to trust?”
You may fear possible judgments and others’ assumptions about your...
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How to Break the Cycle of Authoritarian Parenting

Parenting has changed dramatically over the last century or so. It has evolved from raising obedient children — often using harsh, authoritarian techniques — to raising happy, well-adjusted, resilient kids whose emotional and cognitive development is a priority. That’s a big shift, con...
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“Stop Treating Us Like We’re Addicts!”

Eighteen months into the stimulant shortage, people with ADHD have grown accustomed to enduring a certain rigamarole when trying to locate necessary medications.
In addition to draining limited reservoirs of stamina, time, and patience, the monthly ordeal of searching for stimulants o...
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ADHD stimulants may increase risk of heart damage in young adults, study finds

Young adults who were prescribed stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were significantly more likely to develop cardiomyopathy (weakened heart muscle) compared with those who were not prescribed stimulants, in a new study....
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Parental avoidance of toxic exposures could help prevent autism, ADHD in children, new study shows

Researchers have found that parents with chemical intolerance are more likely to report children with autism and ADHD.

Atypical Brain Connectivity Linked to ADHD: NIH Study

ADHD symptoms in children are associated with unusual interactions between the frontal cortex and deep centers of the brain where information is processed, according to a recent report in the 1 These findings may help in...
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