Understanding Research Studies
You want to take an active role in understanding your or your child’s ADHD and new or emerging treatments. So you keep up with information online, even scouring research published in journals. But how do you evaluate whether what you read is valid, or that it actually applies in your case? ADHD is a popular…
Read MoreThe Importance of Science
Many products, treatments, and services are available and advertised to help individuals with ADHD. Each day, more and more products come on the market that claim to cure ADHD, help people with ADHD focus, or help them organize. Often, these claims are not supported by evidence-based research or clinical practice. Adults and families dealing with…
Read MoreThe Science of ADHD
Real Science Defines ADHD as Real Disorder Some of the most prestigious scientific-based organizations in the world conclude that ADHD is a real disorder with potentially devastating consequences when not properly identified, diagnosed and treated. Causes and Brain Chemistry Research has demonstrated that ADHD has a very strong neurobiological basis. Although precise causes have…
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Adoption A study by Keyes et al. (2008) of US adolescents adopted as infants found ADHD prevalence in each group as follows: Males 8.5% in non-adopted adolescents (n=248) 28.8% in domestic adoptees (n=105) 19.2% in international adoptees (n=204) Females 5.2% in non-adopted adolescents (n=292) 16.4% in domestic adoptees (n=73) 6.5% in international adoptees (n=310) A…
Read MoreADHD Treatment Data
Children According to data from the 2003–2011 National Survey of Children’s Health (NCHS), 3.5 million children (69% of children with current ADHD as reported by parents) were taking medication for ADHD (CDC, 2014). State Profiles – Diagnosis and Medication Treatment for Children with ADHD (CDC) This ADHD medication treatment data as reported by parents was…
Read MoreADHD and Long-Term Outcomes
Adult Outcomes A follow-up study of 232 children with ADHD (mean age 10.4 years) found that at around the age of 27, about one third (29.3%) fulfilled criteria for adult ADHD. The rates of persistence were similar for males and females, (29.3%) and (29.2%) respectively (Barbaresi et al. 2013). A 10-year follow-up study of 110…
Read MoreADHD and Co-occurring Conditions
CHILDREN The 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health (NCSH) found that 33% of the children with ADHD had one coexisting condition, 16% had two, and 18% had three or more (Larson 2011): ADHD and Coexisting Conditions Coexisting Disorder Children with ADHD Children without ADHD Learning Disability 45% 5% Conduct Disorder 27% 2% Anxiety 18%…
Read MoreGeneral Prevalence of ADHD
GLOBAL A meta-analysis of 175 research studies worldwide on ADHD prevalence in children aged 18 and under found an overall pooled estimate of 7.2% (Thomas et al. 2015). The US Census Bureau estimates 1,795,734,009 people were aged 5-19 worldwide in 2013. Thus, 7.2% of this total population is 129 million—a rough estimate of the number…
Read MoreADHD Data and Statistics
There are various sources for statistical information on ADHD. They include national surveys conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), such as the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) and the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). Other governmental and non-governmental organizations such as the World Health Organization also provide reliable statistics. Prevalence…
Read MoreAbout ADHD – Overview
Everybody can have difficulty sitting still, paying attention or controlling impulsive behavior once in a while. For some people, however, the problems are so pervasive and persistent that they interfere with every aspect of their life: home, academic, social and work. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting 11 percent of school-age children. Symptoms…
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