Difficulty conceiving a pregnancy may be associated with small differences in children’s learning and behavior, according to a new study funded by the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Key Takeaways: Rates of autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have increased in recent decades across multiple populations. A cohort study from Denmark suggested that genetic risks of autism and ADHD have decreased over time among people with diagnoses. These findings suggest that clinical practice and diagnostic criteria have changed over time, researchers…

For many patients, taking a controlled medication feels like any ordinary medical decision. You’re prescribed something for sleep, anxiety, ADHD, or pain. You’re counseled on risks and side effects. You pick it up from the pharmacy and assume the transaction ends there. What patients are not routinely told is that once that prescription is filled,…

Keri Rodrigues, a mother of five boys, knows the value of screens. For her boys, four of whom receive school accommodations, screens serve a practical purpose at school. “When you get a kid who’s got [a learning plan] for anxiety and a substitute teacher that hasn’t read his 504 [plan] and there’s nobody there to…

Adults diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder experience high rates of co-occurring personality disorders, though these numbers vary heavily based on how and where patients are evaluated. A recent analysis suggests that more than half of adults seeking clinical help for this attention condition might also meet the criteria for at least one personality disorder. This research,…

[Excerpt] A recent study set out to better understand how often and in what ways adolescents and young adults in the US were turning to AI chatbots for mental health advice. The online survey estimated that roughly 1 in 5 adolescents and young adults in the US have used an AI chatbot for mental health…

When a room is filled with laughter, openness, and mutual respect, you know you’ve created the right environment for a lived experience workshop. The workshop held on 15 May at the department of Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry, aimed to understand the challenges faced by young people with ADHD as they transition into adulthood and…

In today’s attention economy, social media platforms, entertainment apps and news feeds all compete for our focus. Millions of people have turned to focus apps in response to help them be more productive while studying or working. Some of these apps help us manage our attention by blocking distracting apps or websites. Whether it’s growing…

Key points: Understanding ADHD cognitively and healing from it emotionally are two different things. Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria can lead to self-blame and negativity. Masking ADHD traits offers short-term acceptance but builds long-term emotional exhaustion. You can rewrite your personal narrative using mindful self-compassion.

Masking ADHD traits may help adults fit in socially, but it can come at a cost to their mental health and well-being, according to new research from Simon Fraser University.

ADHD may intensify reproductive health challenges across menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause, new Irish cross-sectional data suggest.

Parents of children with ADHD, autism and other disabilities reported increased psychological flexibility and reduced stress after participating in the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy–based programme Navigator ACT. The results come from a study conducted at Karolinska Institutet and published in the journal Autism Research. “The intervention made it easier to be the parent you want…