I was chatting with my older sister the other day about my ten-year-old daughter and her ADHD. Her adult son, who is now married and doing well in college, was very similar to my daughter when it came to his ADHD, and I needed someone to vent to. I told her about the arguments, and…

Creating and maintaining routines can help with mental and physical health…Particularly for people with conditions including Bipolar Disorder, ADHD, ASD, and insomnia, a disruption in routine can severely impact your mental health.

School closures due to the COVID-19 outbreak mean millions of parents and guardians who have grown accustomed to sending their children to traditional schools are now faced with the task of educating them at home…CNN spoke with several parents, teachers and homeschooling experts about how to make the most of homeschooling for your family.

More schools in the United States are closed than open as states try to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. Students and their families face challenges and uncertainty not only about how they will learn, but also how to provide for the needs that schools meet for meals, special education, and disability accommodations.

In response to the spread of coronavirus, schools across the nation, including the University of Nevada, Reno, are transitioning to online learning for a period of time. This adjustment can be a challenge for some students; particularly those with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Cady Stanton has coached people with…

Can emotional trauma mimic ADHD? What is the association of ADHD with emotional trauma? It turns out that the relation between ADHD and emotional trauma is multifaceted. It’s not a bad time to reflect on this. During periods of collective anxiety like what we are now experiencing with the COVID-19 outbreak, some people will re-experience…

Children who get the fewest hours of sleep are at the highest risk of developing mental health issues later, including ADHD, anxiety and depression, suggest a new study. “If we make sure our children get enough sleep, it can help protect them from mental health problems,” said Bror M. Ranum, a PhD candidate at the…

A new study published in The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry sheds light on the relationship between brain development and behavioural disorders such as inattention-hyperactivity disorder, a condition similar to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

I have looked and searched all over the internet and this site to find advice on the hazards of interrupting a person with ADHD/ADD while they are in the middle of a task. My husband does this to me all the time. I get absolutely livid at him because I have told him over and…

Most Protestant pastors and churchgoers believe those with disabilities feel included and welcome at their church, yet fewer actually have a plan in place to accommodate those with special needs, a new study has found.

A new map of a neurotransmitter may lead to better drugs for ADHD, depression, epilepsy, and more, researchers report. The discovery also adds to the researchers’ knowledge of neurotransmitters in the brain. The map is of a new conformation of LeuT, a bacterial protein that belongs to the same family of proteins as the brain’s…

An international study published in the journal Cell, has described 109 genetic variants associated with eight psychiatric disorders: autism, ADHD, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette syndrome, in a total of about 230,000 patients worldwide.