Following through on tasks is a big challenge for adults with ADHD, which is understandable, because it involves so many moving parts. It involves executive functioning, which is impaired in ADHD. So simply telling yourself (or having someone else say), “just do it” won’t work…The good news is that there are strategies — like the…

Participation in remote parental training, both online and over the telephone, can significantly help parents lower their preschool children’s disruptive behavior, according to the new Strongest Families study from the Research Centre for Child Psychiatry at the University of Turku in Finland.

A blockbuster MIT study provides new evidence of a genetic link for both attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism — a possible breakthrough researchers say could lead to the use of cutting-edge gene therapy treatments for behavioral and developmental syndromes in the future.”

One in seven American children aged 2 to 8 suffers from a mental, behavioral or developmental problem, federal health officials report. Researchers analyzed data supplied by parents in the 2011-2012 National Survey of Children’s Health, looking for reported speech and language problems, learning disabilities, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, anxiety and more. “Based on…

The sad truth for many who struggle with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), is that within communication, it is similarly hard to know, at times, what is for real and what is not. This applies to not only what those with ADHD say but what others around them also hear. Due to their executive functioning…

Half of parents of uninsured minority children are unaware that their children are Medicaid/CHIP-eligible, according to a new study. These uninsured children have suboptimal health, impaired access to care, and major unmet needs. The child’s health issues can cause considerable financial burden for the family.

“Mindfulness” is more than a buzzword that’s promising great benefits to adults and children alike. Experts say that adding mindful activities to family routine can have lasting and specific positive impact on children, too, from improving relationships to boosting relaxation, calming anxiety and helping school performance.

Imagine you are a family grappling with the difficulties faced by having a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a developmental disorder characterised by pervasive symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. …Then you pick up a newspaper and read ‘ADHD is vastly overdiagnosed and many children are just immature, say scientists’…You are now battling…

Rising rates of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, have led scientists to question who is getting diagnosed and why, and a new study of Taiwanese children suggests that when a child is younger in their grade, they are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD…Dr. Max Wiznitzer, a pediatric neurologist at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies…

This is the Medscape Psychiatry Minute. I'm Dr Peter Yellowlees. Stimulants are very widely prescribed by child psychiatrists and pediatricians. Despite common complaints from patients about the adverse effects on sleep, there have been mixed findings from formal studies evaluating whether stimulant medications actually alter children's sleep.

Persistent attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents may be associated with a gene mutation that encodes a subunit on a brain receptor, findings from a longitudinal Italian study suggest. A 5-year follow-up study of more than 400 children revealed a polymorphism in the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor 2B subunit gene (Grin2b) that not only predicted…

Doctors have long known that there is a correlation between ADHD and obesity, both in childhood and adulthood, but a new study tightens the connection. In the latest research, researchers linked ADHD in childhood to later obesity in women, but not in men. This, taken in conjunction with other research and the clinical experience of…