“Some studies say around five per cent of children at some point show signs of ADHD,” says Lawson Health Research Institute Scientist Dr. Lena Palaniyappan. However, due to the fact there is no objective testing for this condition it can be hard to properly diagnose…“One of the things we were interested in was to understand…

A web-based technology that helps pediatricians, parents and educators improve the quality of care for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), is being offered for free to pediatric primary care practices nationwide by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. This technology has the potential to help providers implement the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) recently released and updated ADHD…

The American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidelines on Monday that uphold the central role of medication, accompanied by behavioral therapy, in ADHD treatment. However, some parents, doctors and researchers who study kids with ADHD say they are disappointed that the new guidelines don’t recommend behavioral treatment first for more children, as some recent research…

The release of revised AAP guidelines for the care of children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) offers clinicians updates and opportunities as they strive to provide excellent care.

Seventeen million children and adults in the United States are currently living with ADHD, a neurodevelopment disorder that is defined by developmentally inappropriate levels of inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. 1,2 Each October, ADHD Awareness Month is recognized with different events, activities, and resources to continue shining the light on the condition.

Tuckman created a survey of 72 questions looking at sexual and relationship satisfaction when one parter has ADHD and the other does not. More than 3,000 people took the survey, and he published the results in his book: ADHD After Dark: Better Sex Life, Better Relationship.

The rate at which Minnesota students receive accommodations for conditions like ADHD, anxiety, depression and others has increased by about ten-fold in two decades, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Education…But the data also show 504 plans aren’t up everywhere: they’re most prevalent in some of Minnesota’s wealthier school districts.

Current thinking holds that the impulsivity that is a hallmark of ADHD has to do with deficient inhibitory mechanisms in the brain. In other words, the brain doesn’t turn off the kids’ impulses the way it does for the rest of us. A new study gives insight into some practical things parents can work on…

Amanda Bergman’s 3.5-year-old son had already been kicked out of one day care when he arrived for his first day at a new preschool…Bergman, now 40 and a web content manager in central New Jersey, finally took her son to a pediatrician who specializes in behavioral, social and other developmental concerns. The doctor’s diagnosis: attention…

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be associated with higher rates of mortality due to injury, according to research results published in JAMA Network Open. Few studies have assessed mortality rates in patients with ADHD, and their findings lacked data on specific causes of death.

Weighted vests and stability balls do not help elementary schoolers with ADHD focus in class, according to a new study by researchers at FIU’s Center for Children and Families. This is the first study to evaluate the effect of occupational therapy (OT) techniques, specifically weighted vests and stability balls, on classroom behavior and academic productivity…

For the study, the researchers reviewed electronic health care records from more than 1 million school children in the United Kingdom. The investigators found that children born in the last quarter of a school year were 36% more likely than kids born in the first quarter of a school year to be diagnosed with ADHD.…