In this discussion, Julia S. Feldman, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh, explains that ADHD symptoms in preschoolers can be meaningfully linked to current or future ADHD diagnoses, underscoring the importance of taking parents’ early concerns seriously.

The aggressive post-Vatican II iconoclasm was said to be directed towards highlighting the action of the Altar, an idea that ignored what the Church before had always understood, namely, human nature.

“You have forty minutes for this test. You can begin,” says Mrs. A, my sixth-grade Chumash teacher. Flipping over my test, I quickly scan the first page before beginning. Big mistake. The sight of so much Hebrew gibberish hits me like a cloud of smoke, clogging my lungs, making it hard to breathe. I close…

Hyperactivity is often underdiagnosed in the Black community. Historically, white children have the highest percentage of diagnosis and treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, commonly referred to as ADHD. Children of color often are diagnosed with other social disorders rather than ADHD. Dr. Breanna Dede with Duke University School of Medicine said ADHD is often…

This article is part of a Jewish Action series on accessibility. In this installment, we look at educational accessibility—creating Torah classrooms where every child can learn, grow and thrive. Our focus is on mainstream Torah classrooms and the broad range of learners they serve; the unique needs of students who require specialized educational settings are…

A recent study in the journal Scientific Reports examined how annual and long-term exposure to fine particulate (PM2.5) air pollution relates to various health outcomes, including birth outcomes, diabetes prevalence, and childhood ADHD, using two decades of U.S. county-level data. The study further evaluated the strength of these associations after adjusting for temporal trends, socioeconomic…

Find out if you can join the military with ADHD or anxiety. Learn about waiver requirements and how MEPS evaluates medical records.

Two experts explain diagnosis and treatment of attention difficulties in adults and children. There’s plenty we still get wrong about ADHD.

Researchers are learning more about the ways symptoms can emerge, disappear and evolve.

Researchers have revealed the complex ways in which social media users engage with mental health and ADHD content on platforms like TikTok, with both positive and potentially negative impacts for users. Led by Dr Katie Saunders from Keele University’s School of Medicine, the paper published in the Journal of Social Media Research outlines the different…

Key points: Dissociation runs from spacing out to lasting detachment. Trauma is one pathway, not the only one. For people with autism or ADHD, sensory overload is an under-recognized route into dissociative fog. Dissociative support works best when matched to the pathway: trauma, sensory, or absorption.

Neurodevelopmental conditions, which include autism spectrum disorder, ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) and more, affect around 10% of the American population. Despite their prevalence, it has remained difficult to pin down where, when and how many of these disorders begin. Yet scientists have noticed one pattern: Severe illness during pregnancy can increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders…