KEY POINT: The age at which teenagers with ADHD start taking prescription stimulant medications and the duration of use of these drugs may impact the development of substance use disorder.

A quick download on everything from access to ADHD meds to the end of free, mail-order Covid tests.

Deja Taylor, the mother of a 6-year-old boy who allegedly shot his first grade teacher in January, says she is willing to take responsibility for the incident, and that her son’s actions can be linked to his ADHD diagnosis.

Designers and players are pioneering ways to make role-playing games more welcoming for people with ADHD, autism, and other social needs.

Sidekick was created by Dmitry Pushkarev, who says he was frustrated with the UX of common web browsers like Safari and Google Chrome.

ADHD is massive on TikTok. Creators who’ve taken the hashtag to more than 20 billion views say they’ve helped to spread awareness and normalise the condition. But some worry that the flood of content on our feeds and For You pages is also perpetuating stereotypes and encouraging potentially inaccurate self-diagnosis.

Women with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are being failed by the Chinese healthcare system, with many self-diagnosing through social media

In a recent publication released by PubMed, American scientists led by Dr. Dufault at the Food Ingredient and Health Research Institute, reported alarming increases in the numbers of children requiring special education services. While student enrollment in US schools remained stable from 2006-2021, the percentage of children receiving special education services increased 10.4%.

Though it’s currently cleared by the FDA to lessen attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms only in children between the ages of 8 and 12, Akili Interactive’s EndeavorRx digital therapeutic may actually be even more effective among older users.

Children with cystic fibrosis (CF) who also have symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may experience worse lung function, according to a new study from Israel and Spain. But the study also spotlighted a potentially far-reaching impact from ADHD on CF symptoms and care for children and adults who may have both disorders.

The United States is in the midst of a mental health crisis with rising rates of hospitalization for suicide and self-harm events among children and adolescents. A study, “Characteristics Associated with Serious Self-Harm Events in Children and Adolescents,” set to be published in the June issue of Pediatrics, looked at how best to determine which…

[Excerpt] Using documented medical diagnostic codes, the research team identified children who were later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or other neurodevelopmental conditions.