KEY POINTS: Many jobs in the future will depend on what kids with ADHD love; a knowledge and facility with technology. Encourage children with ADHD to display a creative use of technology, a key to future employment. Teach children with ADHD to apply what they learn in video game play to their daily activities and…

KEY POINTS: False beliefs about deficits in communication can hold someone back in making and keeping friends, in relationships, and at work. The combination of tracking verbal and nonverbal cues can be overwhelming for neurodivergent people. Practical strategies for improving verbal communication include tools for entering, participating in, and exiting conversations. Learning how to read…

What may be on the horizon for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? Matthew Brams, MD, joined Psychiatric Times’ Mental Health Minute to share his insights into a new study of the triple-release formulation of dexmethylphenidate CTx-1301 for adults with ADHD.

(Bloomberg) — With the future of the US telehealth industry at stake, Bart Stupak, a former congressman and current lobbyist, has spent the past year trying to undo legislation he helped pass more than a decade ago. Stupak is asking federal policymakers to let online clinicians keep prescribing controlled substances — even though federal investigators…

No more forgotten and abandoned produce. You may have noticed an increase in ADHD diagnoses lately. It’s not just something in the air—a rising awareness of the myriad ways this neurological disorder presents in both adults and children is helping more people get help than ever before.

A few weeks ago, Sheletta Brundidge got a call from her son Andrew’s high school informing her that his daily medication had run out. The 16-year-old has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and takes Adderall to control it. But when Brundidge went to refill it, her pharmacy was out of the drug. “The closest one…

I hit midlife feeling totally overwhelmed. I couldn’t concentrate, couldn’t prioritize. I chalked it up to menopause, or maybe just a series of “senior moments.” But then I found a therapist who understood exactly my problem: I had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In fact, I’d been living with it all my life — but…

If you have ADHD or know someone who does, you may understand how difficult it can be to manage and keep up with cleaning and organizing a home. And while it might feel like an isolating and lonely thing to navigate, we asked the BuzzFeed Community to provide their go-to cleaning and organizing hacks if…

Dive Brief: Akili, the developer of the first prescription video game to treat ADHD, said it will lay off 46 people, or 30% of its employees, and putting multiple programs on hold to extend its cash runway out to 2025. Akili has yet to turn its first product, which received De Novo clearance in 2020,…

Like many Americans, neurodiverse artist Dani Donovan sometimes struggles with feeling overwhelmed or burned out. She gets distracted by screens and can be unmotivated to get stuff done. She’s popular on TikTok for sharing candidly how having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, impacts her.

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has picked up steam in mainstream conversations both in real life and in the pseudo-reality of social media spheres, like TikTok. The problem is that within these circles, ADHD is often reduced to a few personality quirks—like simply being distracted or having trouble focusing.

A recent study found a rise in the prevalence of antipsychotic prescriptions among pediatric patients and noted which antipsychotics were most commonly used for specific indications.