Dr. Sasha Hamdani, a board-certified psychiatrist and ADHD clinical specialist, joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss the relationship between ADHD and Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, also known as RSD.

Growing up in a small midwestern town in the 1980s, Cassie Blakely learned to mask her symptoms early. She’d ask the teacher to help sharpen pencils so she didn’t have to finish a task. She learned that winning people over could be a superpower, especially when she struggled academically.

Key point: A childhood diagnosis for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder was associated with an increased long-term risk for psychiatric and neurologic conditions in adulthood.

A structured summary of how children function in everyday life can help parents better understand their child’s strengths and challenges, as well as how the environment influences them. This is shown in a study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders under the title “Autism and ADHD strengths and needs…

People with ADHD and/or on the autism spectrum encounter similar sexual issues.

Key points: Self-mistrust beliefs have been proposed as a core thinking theme in adults with ADHD. The nature of adult ADHD increases procrastination and other matters that erode self-trust. Some recent studies lend credence to the association of self-mistrust and ADHD, though indirectly. Insights from these studies strengthen a focus on building self-trust combined with…

Several years ago, I started noticing something new when teenage girls or young women came to my office for their first psychiatric sessions. Patients used to dread being told that there was something, as they saw it, wrong with them. Now these young women were announcing their diagnoses — attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder,…

Channel 4’s programme wastes a chance to ask important questions about how ADHD is diagnosed and treated, instead indulging in unscientific methods and conspiracy theories

Paige Walton, MD, joined host Frank Clark, MD, on this episode of Psyched Perspectives to discuss disparities in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis, the impact of screen time on ADHD symptoms, and the newly approved medication centanafadine (Simtriyo).

A combination of caffeine and L-theanine, an amino acid commonly found in tea, provides evidence of acute changes in behavioural and neurophysiological measures related to selective attention in adolescents with ADHD. A recent experiment published in Nutritional Neuroscience indicates that a single dose of an L-theanine-caffeine combination enhances the ability of the brain to allocate…

New data show once-daily CTx-1301 delivers 3 timed dexmethylphenidate releases for faster onset, steadier late-day ADHD coverage, tolerability.

Key points: Stimulants may improve alertness and motivation more than attention, helping adults engage with daily tasks. Medication works best alongside healthy sleep, executive functioning strategies, and practical supports. Understanding how stimulants work helps adults set realistic expectations and make informed treatment choices.