New research published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology has revealed a link between maternal diabetes during pregnancy and a range of neurodevelopmental conditions in children—including autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), developmental delay, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy.

The following is a summary of the “Moderators of long-term treatment outcome when comparing two group interventions for adolescents with ADHD: who benefits more from DBT-based skills training?” published in the December 2022 issue of Psychiatry by Meyer et al. Although there has been a call for psychosocial therapies for teenagers with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)…

Summary: Childhood body mass index is unlikely to have a big impact on children’s mood or behavioural disorders, according to a new study.

Some in the industry expect the Adderall shortage to possibly last until March 2023. With little warning, panic swept through many patients and families of patients with ADHD when they began to be less able to obtain prescribed medication this year—especially Adderall.

US drug enforcement officials are considering prohibiting online pharmacy Truepill from dispensing controlled substances after alleging that the company wrongly filled thousands of prescriptions for ADHD medicines such as Adderall.

Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) has sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA), urging both agencies to act on the recent shortage of ADHD drugs. In her letter to DEA acting Administrator Anne Milgram and FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, Spanberger asked the two agencies to collaborate on a…

A national shortage of the drug Adderall has spotlighted a spike in demand for medications that treat the disorder, especially among women. A growing number of adult women in the United States have been diagnosed with and are seeking treatment for ADHD, a development experts attribute to a long history of psychologists, parents and teachers…

As a person with ADHD, you may find that you go down a wormhole when you’re talking and say things you meant to filter out. Even if you don’t have ADHD, you may find yourself in this situation.

KEY POINTS: Limit the overwhelming feeling of the holidays that can be debilitating for those with ADHD. Prioritizing what matters means taking care of your well-being during these busy weeks and showing up for others. Consider what factors lead to increased stress and identify what helps you stay more in the present. Appreciate yourself and…

Unlike their neurotypical counterparts, workers with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder often find themselves left behind.

KEY POINT: Adults with ADHD report experiencing more common noncancer pain conditions compared with individuals without ADHD. The authors of a research letter published in Pain Medicine found that nearly three-quarters of adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experienced noncancer pain compared with fewer than half of age-matched adults without ADHD.

For decades, doctors have treated kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with methylphenidate, a stimulant drug sold as Ritalin and Concerta, making it one of the most widely prescribed medications aimed at the central nervous system. One might expect that researchers would know how methylphenidate works in the brain by now, but little is known about…