Safeway Driving is the only privately operated driving school in Houston to offer a program specifically for people with special needs, according to Rick Nussle, owner of the school’s Katy location in Cinco Ranch…Safeway uses a program through Social Motion Skills, a consultant for businesses that deal with autism. The program offers students with special…

In some ways, it’s a “which came first, the chicken or the egg?” question that parents may wonder about. The answer, according to Dr. Daniel Coury, professor of pediatrics at The Ohio State University and a developmental-behavioral pediatrician at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, is that “it’s a bit of both.”

Asthma medications comprise several drug classes, including leukotriene antagonists and steroid-based inhalers. These drugs have been implicated in behavioral changes, such as increased hyperactivity, similar to symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)1; this scenario is more of a concern in children than adults. This raises the question of whether these medications…

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, surveys have shown that boys are more likely than girls to ever be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder – 13.2 percent to 5.6 percent, respectively…The reason for this, [Dr. Jeffrey Newcorn] explains, boils down to differences in the way ADHD symptoms – inattention, hyperactivity or…

Clearing out clutter is tough for most people. It can be especially tough when you have ADHD…Many conventional organizing tips aren’t helpful for adults with ADHD (e.g., it’s better for you to start with something pleasant or relatively easy). Below, Mincu, founder of the coaching practice Thrive with ADD, shared excellent, creative clutter-busting suggestions specifically…

There are numerous medications that can effectively treat Adult ADHD including stimulants, non-stimulant medications, antidepressants, and narcolepsy medications. This article will discuss the classes of FDA approved medications, their potential side effects and safety profiles.

Although ADHD was conceived as a childhood disorder, we now know that many cases persist into adulthood. My colleagues and I charted the progression of ADHD through childhood, adolescence and adulthood in our “Primer” about ADHD, http://rdcu.be/gYyV.

While ADHD clearly places a significant burden on the individual, family, and society at large, there has been debate regarding its diagnosis and treatment…To address diagnostic and treatment concerns, it is critical to understand how ADHD is diagnosed.

A review paper published in Child Development claims that exposure to electromagnetic fields and radio-frequency radiation – via wireless technology – may be linked to neurodevelopmental problems in children…“About the paper itself: This publication does not present any new empirical data, it is primarily a position paper that sets out a hypothesis held by the…

Young adults in greater numbers are coming home to live with their parents again…What if these young adults’ lives were further complicated by ongoing ADHD issues? How would families be impacted by their return? These family issues were addressed in two recent articles in Attention, the science information magazine, published by the national ADHD organization,…

A few weeks ago, Jessica McCabe wrote a letter to her mom and posted it on Facebook. “What I want to say to my mom, who ‘drugged’ me:” she began, “Thank you.” The post has since been shared almost 3,000 times on Facebook.

Julia Breur, a licensed clinical psychotherapist in Boca Raton, Florida, says it’s important to clarify and even correct many false beliefs surrounding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. “There are numerous myths and misconceptions about ADHD that are considered to be facts by those who do not appear to understand what ADHD exactly is,” she says. If…