Toronto child and youth worker Sheera Walton spends a great deal of time assisting children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). But when it came to the diagnosis of her own son Darius at age six, she was surprised by her reaction

A 70-year-old patient with no psychiatric history presents to your office complaining of memory problems…The patient is concerned about having dementia. That’s on your differential, but could it be attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder? Even in an older patient, it’s worth considering

A video game that taps into cognitive functions involved in controlling attention appears to improve symptoms in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to results of an open-label pilot study. The intervention, called Project EVO, stresses the system in the brain that processes multiple streams of information

CHADD, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, and the Louisiana Department of Education have formed a partnership to bring Teacher to Teacher training to the Louisiana public schools. You can read the press release about the partnership below or on the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals website

The author presents a case of a woman with a history of ADHD who is stable on stimulant therapy and presents for preconception counseling…The author considers how clinicians should provide preconception counseling to women with ADHD by reviewing functional impairment caused by ADHD, in addition to the risks of ADHD treatment on the developing fetus

According to Cindy Goldrich in her book 8 Keys to Parenting Children with ADHD, “Stress and pressure can shut down the thinking brain — the prefrontal cortex that houses executive function skills.” And kids with ADHD, she writes, may be already up to 30 percent delayed in these skills…This is why creating calm is so…

In her book ‘Natural relief for Adult ADHD’ author Stephanie Sarkis says people with ADHD can self-medicate with high fat, sugary and salty foods as a way to feel better. Here are 6 ADHD friendly ways to put you back in control of what you eat.

One morning last August, Daniel Koh, chief of staff to Mayor Martin J. Walsh, drove to a speaking engagement at Excel High School in South Boston. He was uncharacteristically nervous…he had something else on his mind besides the mayor’s vision for education. Should he tell his own story?

School has been in full swing for a while and you probably have a good idea how your child is performing. It’s not uncommon for parents to bring a child into the pediatrician’s office after that first report card to say that “he can’t focus and needs to be on medication.” But there are countless…

The FDA announced that it has approved Tris Pharma’s extended-release amphetamine oral suspension (Dyanavel XR) for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children aged 6 years and older. The drug, developed using the manufacturer’s LiquiXR technology, is now the first and only once-daily, extended-release, amphetamine-based oral liquid to be granted FDA approval for treating…

The use of an electronic template and a uniform workflow improved adherence to AAP evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder with stimulant medication, according to data presented at the 2015 AAP National Conference and Exhibition

Pet ownership and brief human–animal interactions can serve as a form of social support and convey a host of beneficial psychological and physiological health benefits. This article critically examines recent relevant literature on the pet–health connection