If you had to guess what the typical report card of someone with ADHD said, you might try something like “underachieving, inattentive to details, needs to try harder.” Here’s the thing, though: you don’t have to guess. That’s because in 2011, a group of researchers actually collected the report cards of 326 high school students…

A newly published academic paper by Worcester Polytechnic Institute researchers says that high-tech firms need to take advantage of the talents of a growing neurodiverse workforce—including workers on the autism spectrum, and those with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), dyspraxia, dyslexia, and other conditions—in order to support neurodiversity and foster a more inclusive work culture.

In recent years, the clinical diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown exponentially. But did you know that ADHD is prevalent among startup entrepreneurs? Based on my experience working with startup founders, an ADHD diagnosis is not just commonplace, but often considered a “status diagnosis.”

Hitachi, Ltd., Jichi Medical University (JMU), International University of Health and Welfare (IUHW) and Chuo University (Chuo-U) have developed fundamental technology…[that] automatically analyzes the presence or absence of concurrent ASD when an ADHD patient takes their medication for the first time, by using optical topography to measure brain response. The condition can be predicted with…

About one in every six American kids has at least one mental health disorder, new research shows. But the study delivered even more troubling news — only half of those children are getting treatment. The researchers also found startling differences in the number of kids being diagnosed and treated between states.

Some people are more vulnerable to addiction than others. One primary factor which specialists have identified are adverse childhood experiences, which create their own brain changes. Research has also identified neurological conditions that make people prone to addiction, ADHD being one of them.

Nonmedical use of prescription stimulant medications is highly prevalent in the U.S. and can lead to serious adverse health outcomes, especially when taken by nonoral routes, according to study data. The data came from two studies presented by Stephen Faraone, PhD, from SUNY Upstate Medical University, at the 2019 American Professional Society of ADHD and…

In a sample of over 500,000 sibling pairs, individuals with lower birth weights were significantly more likely to develop depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and autism, reported Erik Pettersson, PhD, of Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, and colleagues.

ADHD is more common than bipolar disorder. As the two conditions can coexist, misdiagnosis can occur…Read on to learn about the symptoms of each and how they can overlap. We also explain treatments and when to see a doctor.

We all know it’s not a good idea for anybody to be sedentary for too long, for health reasons that are too long to chronicle here. Yet in many classrooms, kids are still forced to sit at desks for long stretches of time. This post looks at why and how that is hurting young people.…

If you’re a young adult with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), what got you through college won’t necessarily help you at work…Fortunately there is treatment. Depending on the severity of symptoms, ADHDers take medicine or develop coping skills to deal with the never-ending stimuli.

A new study in children aged 6 to 12 years of dasotraline, a promising new treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), showed significant improvement in efficacy in the treatment of ADHD compared to placebo beginning at week 1 and continuing throughout the study.