Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses were more common in Black people than for people of other races/ethnicities, a meta-analysis found. In 21 U.S. studies conducted from 1979-2020, the pooled prevalence of ADHD was 14.54% for Black adults and children and 13.87% for Black children only, reported Jude Mary Cénat, PhD, of the University of Ottawa…

About 10 million adults in the US have ADHD and many may struggle with work, school, or personal relationships. Adult ADHD can be a difficult condition to live with, but there are a variety of different treatment options available. Here’s what you need to know about the symptoms of adult ADHD and how you can…

Although the effects of isolated instances of procrastination, poor time management, disorganization, or any other of the “usual suspects” of ADHD are, in most cases, unremarkable, it is the cumulative effects of these facets of ADHD in adult life and functioning that create the number and magnitude of life problems that place ADHD amongst the…

Today, everyone has a smartphone in their pocket…For many of us, it’s getting more difficult to concentrate in our overly-distracted world. A University of Texas study found that our cognitive capacity, including attention and focus, is significantly reduced whenever our smartphones are nearby—even when they’re turned off.

Attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy may share genetic links, according to an analysis of polygenic risk scores published online in the journal Translational Psychiatry… They looked for a possible genetic link between ADHD and narcolepsy traits in 876 mothers and children from the Japanese Hamamatsu Birth Cohort.

The Colorado Department of Education has now issued guidance for IDEA-eligible students. That includes the recommendation that schools establish contingency learning plans for students with IEPs that describe how a school will continue to provide an appropriate education for students if the pandemic restricts or changes the services that they receive.

COVID-19 forced Keriann Wilmot’s son to trade his classroom for a computer. It was a tough transition for a 10-year-old with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder…Wilmot was much better prepared than most parents to help her son. She’d spent 20 years as an occupational therapist who specializes in helping children with ADHD and other learning disabilities.…

Children with ADHD often do better in the structured school environment, where there are consistent transitions and other students off which to model their behavior. They are also surrounded by educators who can help manage their behavior and provide social-emotional support. At home, parents can emulate this setting by carving out learning spaces in specific…

In an analysis of 205 adolescents and teens, every two-fold increase in antiandrogenic phthalate concentrations measured in urine samples came with 34% increased relative risk for ADHD (adjusted RR 1.34, 95% CI 1.00-1.79), reported Jessica Shoaff, PhD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and colleagues in JAMA Network Open.

What do innumerable Zoom meetings, an unceasingly stressful new cycle, a pandemic, working from home, a steady stream of smart phone alerts, and general uncertainty all have in common? Each of these strains our ability to feel centered, focus, and get things done…The good news is that even given conditions that are far less than…

Before the pandemic started, it’s estimated that children ages eight to 15 spent between six and seven hours in front a screen each day…“We’re seeing a significantly increased behavior in terms of what we would consider ADHD, or tick behavior,” ear, nose and throat specialist Dr. Shawn Nasseri said. “It’s been at least 100 kids…

As schools reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic, students are facing challenges they’ve never imagined. Teen Vogue’s Fear and Learning in America series is exploring what back to school means for students this year, and what they think about learning during the coronavirus crisis…In a video as part of Girl Effect’s Life in Lockdown series, Jessica,…