The disturbing video of the 8-year-old Kentucky boy with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, also known as ADHD, who was allegedly handcuffed at the biceps by a sheriff’s deputy at his elementary school, has led to a national debate about what is the best way to discipline and deal with children with disabilities…experts who treat and…

Common problems reported in adult with ADHD include difficulties with focusing, distraction, organization, forgetfulness, losing things, and time management. Common problems reported in adult with ADHD include difficulties with focusing, distraction, organization, forgetfulness, losing things, and time management…an estimated 5% of adults worldwide have the disorder, and long-term follow-up studies suggest that it persists into…

“”Your child has ADHD.”” For most families, that means the beginning of a long trek through the world of pharmaceuticals. Medications are the top treatment for ADHD, and they’re effective for 80% of kids with the disorder. But many parents worry about side effects and want to exhaust every other option before they put their…

In a paper published in the high-impact journal JAMA Psychiatry, William Copeland, Dieter Wolke, Lilly Shanahan, and E. Jane Costello report the results of a prospective, community-based study of over 1200 young people investigating what happens to children with clinically significant behavioral symptoms in terms of their abilities to function as young adults.

I am Dr Andrew Wilner…Today I have the pleasure of welcoming an old friend to Medscape, Dr Alan Ettinger. Alan is an epileptologist and director of the epilepsy program in Lake Success, New York. Alan has a keen interest in epilepsy and comorbidities, particularly psychiatric comorbidities…I’ve spotted a paper that Alan recently published on epilepsy…

When you’re first diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you might have mixed emotions. On the one hand, you might feel relieved to finally have an explanation for your symptoms…On the other hand, you might feel disappointed, angry or ashamed…You also might adopt unhelpful perspectives that only exacerbate your negative thoughts and stop you…

“”School is out, but science is everywhere.”” That’s the tagline for a new, savvy feature on the New York Times website called “”Summer of Science.”” The microsite has bite-size, ADHD-friendly explanations of, well, cool science stuff. For instance, last week there was a post on the rare six-inch pocket shark, which has narrow slits (“”pockets””)…

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continues to receive a great deal of attention from the research community, and new findings are published weekly. But has the new evidence changed our approach to the diagnosis and management of children and adolescents with ADHD? Medscape spoke with two experts about the current state of knowledge, what we still don’t…

For the last several months, my 3-year-old daughter Annika has been on a steady diet of waffles, yogurt sticks and milk…I had purposefully avoided putting too much pressure on Annika to eat a wider variety of foods because I thought that might backfire and make things worse. I also figured she would branch out eventually,…

Children who suffer an injury to the brain — even a minor one — are more likely to experience attention issues, according to a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. The effects may not be immediate and could occur long after the incident. Study author Marsh Konigs, a doctoral candidate at VU University Amsterdam,…

Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are less likely to have accidents that land them in the emergency room than those who are not on medication, according to a new study. “In addition to reducing accidental injuries, the medication often is helpful in helping the child do better in school,” said Dr. James Leckman, a…

In 2011, the CDC reported that the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children ages 4 to 17 years was 11%, with 6.4 million children diagnosed with ADHD and 4.2 million taking psychostimulants. These findings represent a dramatic increase from more than 30 years ago, when the rate of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was estimated at between…