KEY POINTS: Procrastination and avoidance is often a key challenge for people with Adult ADHD. The thought of starting difficult tasks is not just unpleasant; it is painful. Therefore, pain centers activate when people think of a challenge. Using cognitive behavioral therapy and developing an action-oriented plan to meet goals can alleviate barriers.  

While methods vary, a majority of studies on the topic find significant demographic disparities in whose ADHD symptoms get missed or improperly diagnosed and treated. “Privilege plays a huge role in getting an ADHD diagnosis,” said Dr. Tumaini Rucker Coker, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine who researches…

RUDN University doctors found alterations in serum amino acid profile in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The findings will help to understand the mechanism of the disorder and develop new treatment strategies. The study is published in the journal Biomedical Reports.

Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) increased the risk for symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to the results of a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Network Open. Children (N=45,562) living in 7 cities in Northeastern China were recruited between 2012 and 2013 for this study.

While ADHD is clinically defined to have impairments in cognitive functioning, cannabis use by itself is also associated with cognitive impairments: “[T]he evidence to date does not clearly support either an addictive effect or an interaction – whether protective or harmful – with cannabis use,” according to the study by Philip B. Cawkwell, MD, of…

UofL faculty member and ADHD specialist Paul Rosen, associate professor in the UofL Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, has launched the UofL ADHD Evaluation Service which provides children ages 6 through 17 with ADHD evaluations in just a few weeks. The evaluations are conducted by Rosen and his colleagues. With support from the WHAS…

Licensed therapist and TikToker Kc Davis…explain how her own ADHD impacts her messiness and how she’s learned “to clean as a messy person.” Davis shared a video showing her doing “a full reset” of her space while explaining the various reasons why some people don’t have the executive function capabilities to “clean as they go.”

Part 1: ADHD is a problematic label and should be changed. KEY POINTS: ADHD can be a confusing and sometimes misleading name for some people with the condition. For example, inattentive ADHD patients can be confused when they are given the label ADHD, because they are not hyperactive. ADHD also comes with advantages, so the…

Clinicians should include dietary and behavioral training in treatment plans for patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which impacts the “entire person,” said Napoleon Higgins, Jr, MD, CEO of Bay Pointe Behavior Health, South East Houston Research Group, and Global Health Psychiatry, Houston, Texas, in a session at this weekend’s Psych Congress Elevate virtual meeting. He…

There isn’t much evidence that CBD can help you manage ADHD. But if you have co-occurring anxiety, CBD might be more beneficial…Some people with ADHD say they have successfully self-medicated with CBD. These are stories, though, and not controlled studies. There’s no way to tell if CBD is really what helped or if the placebo…

There remains a need to develop new treatments for pediatric patients with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), particularly in extended release formulation. One such option might be viloxazine (Qelbree), which gained US Food and Drug Administration approval in April for pediatric ADHD patients between 6-17 years old. (podcast)

Toddlers are children between the ages of 1 and 3 years, according to the AAP. Since ADHD is a condition you’re typically born with, it’s possible for toddlers to have ADHD even if they’re young. While some children do receive an ADHD diagnosis before they’re 4 years old, this isn’t common.