PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico —  The tag on her white lab coat read “professional pharmacist,” and the framed health and safety certificates lining the walls behind her gave the drugstore an air of legitimacy. That pretense faded seconds later, when she was asked for controlled medications — and got on her hands and knees to pop…

“For too long, aspiring lawyers with disabilities could not get needed accommodations unless they could afford expensive testing to further document their disabilities,” Jessica P. Weber, a partner at Brown Goldstein & Levy, told Law.com.

[Excerpt] Media coverage of the shortage — and even the House Democrats’ letter — has focused primarily on the harms to people with ADHD. But for those with sleep disorders, like Shand, the effects may be even more consequential. Basic tasks — like driving — become dangerous or impossible without medication. Job and school performances…

Ultrasound technology developed at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) makes it possible to monitor cerebral blood flow in newborn babies, helping prevent brain damage in premature and sick infants who require surgery.

Mental health issues — namely, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) — in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) may be associated with a poorer adherence to treatments, more hospitalizations, and higher use of antibiotics, according to a recent report. “These initial findings suggest that mental health screening efforts in pediatric CF clinics may…

A study examining children with ADHD found that a greater discrepancy in sleep time between school nights and weekend nights, known as social jetlag, correlates with poorer cognitive functioning. Time spent in bed and sleep disturbances, however, did not show a relationship with cognitive performance. The study was published in the Journal of Attention Disorders.

The Department of Justice and Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) final order for the 2024 aggregate production quotas (APQ) for controlled substances has been published in the Federal Register. Following the November 2023 notice regarding the proposed APQs, all interested persons were invited to submit comments and concerns regarding the production of schedule I and II…

Young adults and adolescents are the age groups most likely to discontinue ADHD medication within 5 years, according to a new study.1 Discontinuation of ADHD medication is common. Patients may discontinue their ADHD medication due to unpleasant adverse events like decreased appetite, headaches, sleepiness, irritability, anxiety, insomnia, or mood changes.2 About 80% of people who take stimulant ADHD…

Most adults don’t walk into a doctor’s office thinking they have ADHD, but there are options for treatment

Do you ever start working on a project, reading a book, or doing something that causes you to feel totally sucked in and immersed? Like you could just continue doing that one thing for hours and hours without stopping? That’s what hyperfixation can feel like.

Time has been a perpetual struggle for me. I’m always late, and I’ve never—seriously, never—fully completed a to-do list. Something that would take another person an hour might take me three. I pretend to laugh it off as quirky behavior, but deep down, I feel inadequate and, frankly, a little broken.

KEY POINTS: Shift your perspective on motivation and reduce negative, judgmental self-talk. Put the “have-to” task before the “want-to” task and use incentives that matter. Transform procrastination into performance with chunking and game-ifying tasks.