“Celiac Fog” May Resemble ADHD, but Celiac Disease Doesn’t Raise ADHD Risk

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurological condition that can affect your ability to focus your attention and manage impulses, along with your energy levels. This condition can affect people of any age, though it’s most often diagnosed in childhood. Although the condition is common, experts don’t fully understand what causes it, which has…

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Unplanned Pregnancy, Sexual Health, and Adult ADHD

KEY POINTS: Boys with ADHD tracked into adolescence and young adulthood have shown higher rates of partner pregnancies and STIs than those without ADHD. Studies of teens and young women with ADHD have found they have higher rates of early, presumably unplanned pregnancies before age 20. Sexually active young people with ADHD would do well…

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Adult ADHD diagnoses growing faster than kids’ cases

CALIFORNIA, USA — Adult diagnoses of ADHD are growing at a rate four-times faster than cases in children, according to study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. “Women were underdiagnosed for many years, and that’s the group where we see the greatest increase in diagnosis,” Dr. Julie Schweitzer, professor of psychiatry &…

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Military service has transgenerational impact, study shows

A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) reports that while children of veterans’ families possess several socioeconomic advantages, including higher familial income, health insurance, and married caregivers, they also have higher rates of clinically recognized externalizing behavioral disorders, including ADHD and conduct problems, and adverse childhood experiences.

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Attention Magazine February 2022 – CHADD

Awkward in Social Situations? Ten Tips to Help – Key Challenges for Youth with ADHD During the Pandemic – Peer Support for Retirees with ADHD – As He Enters Retirement, Russell Barkley Looks Back – Challenges in ADHD Care for Children of Color PART TWO – ADHD and Divorce…

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Pediatric Patients With ADHD Show No Dual-Task Deficits

New data shows pediatric patients with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do not suffer from dual-task performance deficits for functions like walking and texting compared to a healthy control group. A team, led by Tal Krasovsky, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Haifa Pediatric Rehabilitation Department, Sheba Medical Center, evaluated texting and walking performances between pediatric…

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“Scary easy. Sketchy as hell.”: How startups are pushing Adderall on TikTok

Nick C., a 25-year-old food service worker who lives in western Iowa, remembers coming across TikTok influencer Connor DeWolfe’s videos about a year ago. They showed up on his For You feed, which is effectively TikTok’s homepage. Almost all of DeWolfe’s videos were about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. Nick recognized some of the symptoms described…

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