Children with exceptionally high IQ scores can also have ADHD. Both of my sons qualified for the Gifted/Talented program in school based on their high intelligence test scores. Both were also given the diagnosis of ADHD.

Akili Interactive has published data from its STARS-Adjunct trial supporting the efficacy of EndeavorRx, its attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) video game therapy for kids, in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Digital Medicine.

This week, the study team announced preliminary results. While the study was designed to evaluate the brains of people with ADHD, they found fidgeting increased blood flow in the brains of participants with and without the condition. This increased blood flow was found in the executive decision-making region of the brain: the prefrontal cortex.

Researchers herein used 39 datasets of the ENIGMA consortium to perform the largest ever analysis of brain left‐right asymmetry in attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A total of 1,933 people with ADHD and 1,829 unaffected controls were assessed for analyzing asymmetry of subcortical and cerebral cortical structures.

Dopamine is the neurotransmitter most linked to ADHD. Dopamine insufficiency in regions of the brain associated with self-control (via a suite of skills known as the executive functions) is documented in research on adult ADHD.

ADHD Section Editor and Psych Congress Steering Committee member Vladimir Maletic, MD, MS, discusses recent research developments regarding late-onset ADHD and questions that remain unanswered. Dr. Maletic is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville.

Successfully managing sleep problems in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may help improve behavioral and cognitive outcomes, according to authors of a systematic review recently published in the Journal of Attention Disorders. In part 2 of this Q&A series, study lead author Upasana Bondopadhyay, MPhil, and co-author Andrew Coogan, PhD, from the University of Ireland,…

Children and adolescents with ADHD who practiced brief mindfulness exercises using the Headspace app in combination with evidenced-based ADHD treatments showed significant improvements in overall symptoms at 4 months, according to a poster presented virtually by Stephanie M. Key, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, at the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Annual Meeting (NAPNAP 2021).

Signs of ADHD usually start in early childhood and continue into adulthood. But sometimes, ADHD isn’t diagnosed until someone is a young adult. Adults’ symptoms might not be as obvious as those in children, but they’re similar. Young adults with ADHD usually don’t show as much hyperactivity as they did when they were kids. But…

“I’m practically an alcoholic.” “Kill me.” “I’m so OCD.” People say these phrases without thinking. But these words are potentially harmful for those with mental health disorders and those struggling with addiction…’I’m so ADHD/ADD’: Same goes for using ADD and ADHD as a way to describe a difficulty focusing.

Depending on the person and the relationship, familiar ADHD-related difficulties may be present or new ones may arise. However, a person with ADHD and their partner can use a range of strategies to work around these challenges. Also, many characteristics of ADHD can be strengths in a relationship…..we explore the challenges, techniques that help, and…

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