Students with ADHD and other disabilities are finding a warmer welcome on campus…Some colleges provide designated note-takers to assist students with ADHD in class, on-call academic coaches, special quiet study areas and extra test session time, among other initiatives. Some services are free; other schools charge fees to students.

A possible connection between Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and a genetic malfunction in the thalamus may explain the distractibility and physical restlessness that plague children and adults with ADHD, a group of New York University, MIT and Duke University scientists have reported.The genetic defect they’ve detected may be particularly relevant to the approximately 30 percent…

Medics have connected the plastic softeners in medical tubing to neurological problems in children who have been hospitalized with critical illnesses. The neurological problems are primarily associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)…The concern with plastics relates to a type of softener, classed as phthalates. Phthalate esters are primarily used as plasticizers.

“Mom, you have the attention span of a squirrel,” my younger son told me when he was in middle school. Never mind that he had the attention span of something even less focused, perhaps a field mouse or a hummingbird. He was right. I just could not do many of the things other responsible adults…

Sandra Centorino feels extremely anxious most days…Keeping a list to stay focused and organized has done little to keep her on track…Well known psychiatrist Dr. Thomas E. Brown at Yale School of Medicine hears similar symptoms, from patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder who are having a tough time with what he refers to as…

White noise may help enhance cognition in children with ADHD, say researchers from the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Brussels, Belgium.1 They studied the behavioral and neurophysiological effects of white noise on attention and inhibition in 13 children with ADHD and 17 without the disorder (aged 7 to 12 years).

Schools look to new research for therapies to help students who have ADHD…I talked with Jeffrey M. Halperin, a leading ADHD researcher and professor at Queens College of the City University of New York, who has helped develop some of the new theories and tools. He advises school leaders to be cautious before investing any…

Researchers found that young people who take stimulants such as methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta) and Adderall have lower bone density than their peers. This could have serious consequences later in life, the study suggests. “Adolescence and young adulthood are critically important times for accruing peak bone mass — the largest and densest bone,” said the study’s…

When parents suffer depression, there can be a ripple effect on children. Kids may become anxious, even sad. There may be behavior problems. Health may suffer. Recently, a large Swedish study showed that grades may decline, too, when a parent is depressed.

In addition to ADHD symptoms, pharmacotherapy may improve ADHD-associated functional impairments related to academic performance and social and family dynamics. However, few clinical trials focus on function. A multicenter team of investigators turned their attention to the impact of guanfacine extended release (ER) and found reductions in functional impairment, compared with placebo, as measured by…

Describing inattention in ADHD as not being able to concentrate has always seemed like something of an understatement to me. It’s the kind of description you would give if you saw someone being inattentive, but it doesn’t really capture what inattention is like in the first person. When you have ADHD, it’s not simply that…

So, what’s actually going on inside the ADHD brain and body, and could there be any benefits to having the condition? In AsapSCIENCE’s latest video, “Is ADHD An Advantage?,” hosts Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown explain environmental factors like maternal drinking and smoking during pregnancy are suspected to play a role in brain development, but…