The European Commission has granted a CE mark for the game called EndeavorRx, allowing the product to be marketed in Europe although it is not yet available. Akili’s focus in the near term is a US launch following FDA approval earlier this month, but said it is “exploring expansion opportunities” in Europe.

In previous posts, we explored how kids show far fewer symptoms of ADHD (loss of focus, fidgeting, and disorganization) while engaged in screen-based technologies. But can playing video games improve ADHD?

For decades, neuropsychologists have used the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children test as the gold-standard intelligence quotient (IQ) test to determine the intellectual abilities of children with special needs. However, this comprehensive test can take up to 2 hours to complete, and many children with special needs have a difficult time participating in such long…

Researchers have discovered a link between hoarding disorder (HD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among UK adults…Led by Dr. Sharon Morein of Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), the research compared adults with ADHD, recruited through an NHS Trust, with similar individuals without ADHD, and found that approximately 20% of people with ADHD reported clinically significant…

ADHD experts discuss the challenges with diagnosing ADHD in adults especially when other conditions are present.

ADHD experts share information for diagnosing adult ADHD correctly, and encourage clinicians to look at the history of symptoms as well as for other conditions that may be present. Helpful diagnostic scales are provided, and the prevalence of adult ADHD along with the problems of missed diagnosis in childhood are discussed.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with depression in young adulthood, and some evidence suggests that ADHD genetic liability may have a causal effect on major depression in later life, according to an article published in Psychological Medicine.

Both sleep problems and ADHD are common for adolescents, but little is known about the prospective link between sleep and subsequent ADHD symptoms in this patient group…The Shandong Adolescent Behavior and Health Cohort (SABHC) trial included 7072 adolescents in Shandong. Each patient was initially assessed between November-December 2015 and reassessed one-year later.

A provocative study recently published in Sociology of Education found that diagnosing and medicating children may actually do more harm than good when children exhibit only mild symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).1 Children in the study with less severe ADHD symptoms received similar scores on social and academic behavior to their peers diagnosed with more…

In a recently released issue of Pediatrics (https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-2832), Heather Girand and colleagues from the Ferris State University College of Pharmacy in Grand Rapids Michigan examine psychotropic pharmaceutical prescribing for children and young adults with ADHD (attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder) over the period 2006-2015 using publicly available healthcare datasets…The authors alert readers to the expectation…

ADHD experts discuss the effect of ADHD on a person’s quality of life and the need for proper diagnosis and treatment.

ADHD experts discuss the signs and symptoms of ADHD that bring people to doctors and what primary care physicians need to look for.