Now, a new study suggests that as the coronavirus pandemic turned family schedules upside down, kids’ symptoms often worsened. The researchers surveyed 241 parents in China, found that the majority said their child’s ADHD symptoms had worsened during lockdown and the switch to online schooling…The study…was published in the June issue of the Asian Journal…

Children struggling with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder often take drugs such as Ritalin or Adderall. Now, doctors can write those kids a new prescription — for a video game. But Dr. Joseph F. Hagan Jr. of the American Academy of Pediatrics in Itasca says the video game is not a game-changer and needs more study.

It might not look like much of a video game, but Akili Interactive’s EndeavorRX, formerly Project EVO, may go down in history: it’s the first video game that can legally be marketed and prescribed as medicine in the US. That’s the landmark decision from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is authorizing doctors to…

Impulse control issues refer to the difficulty some people have in stopping themselves from engaging in certain behaviors. Common examples include: gambling, stealing, aggressive behavior toward others. A lack of impulse control may be associated with certain neurological disorders, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Dawn Lee Garzon Maaks, PhD, CPNP-PC, PMHS, FAANP, FAAN, the Immediate Past President of NAPNAP and the Associate Professor at the University of Portland in the School of Nursing, discusses caring and prescribing for children with ADHD who have other comorbidities.

The early recognition and treatment of mental health disorders can improve quality of life outcomes and reduce lifelong disability. However, stigmatizing attitudes have been found among nurse practitioners (NPs) who care for patients with anxiety and/or depression, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and substance use disorder (SUD), according to a study published in the Journal of…

Discussions of ADHD, like discussions of mental and behavioral conditions generally, often are “race blind,” yet race, along with culture, ethnicity, and social identity, is an important consideration in understanding ADHD.

Educational accommodations, in which children with learning disabilities, ADHD, autism and other diagnosed psychological conditions receive individualized educational services to maximize their success, have long been a crucial lifeline for families. Now, as parents find themselves in the unprecedented position of having children stay at home and attend school remotely during the COVID-19 crisis, many…

Distance learning can be a particular challenge for students with learning disabilities, especially students with ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, said Martha Moriarty, executive director of Learning Disabilities Association of Minnesota…Students with attention deficits may struggle more than others, she said.

Youth programs designed to prevent drug use and delinquency and support healthy development can reap lasting benefits not only for participants, but also for their kids, according to a decades-long study published June 8 in the JAMA Pediatrics.

The risk of a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be significantly lowered by following healthy lifestyle recommendations, according to new research from the University of Alberta and Dalhousie University. Children who met seven to nine of the recommendations had a 58 per cent lower risk of being diagnosed with ADHD than children…

In the present study, the researchers sought to identify the developmental trajectories of childhood ADHD and irritability symptoms, and quantify their correlation with adolescent mental health and suicidal outcomes.