The school year has drawn to a close and students hope for a change of pace over the next few months. For some, that includes classes or school-based activities during the summer recess. But is summer school the best option for a child who has ADHD? Why plan on summer school? Some parents enroll their…

Ask the Expert Highlight Five Ways Nutrition Can Impact ADHD Symptoms Featuring Laura Stevens, MS A healthy diet can be an effective complementary approach to alleviating some symptoms of ADHD for some people. Nutritional counselor and author Laura Stevens discusses adjustments to your family’s meal planning that may help to improve some ADHD symptoms. She…

Summer is about to begin, and the school year is almost or already over. Many families are glad for a break from extracurricular activities, clubs, or sports. Your child might be looking gleefully at two or three months of free time. Transitions present their own sets of challenges for children with ADHD and their families,…

Men’s health, while of vital importance to individual men and their families, often seems overlooked in public health discussions. The annual observance of Men’s Health Month in June brings men’s healthcare and well-being to the forefront of those discussions. Men’s Health Month encourages men to take responsibility for their health and for families to teach…

Adult to Adult: Navigating College with ADHD A course for students with ADHD to learn strategies for their college career For many students with ADHD, college might be a better match than high school for their interests and learning preferences. Selecting their own courses, spending less time in class, having more free time in between…

Many people might be surprised to learn ADHD is the most common neuropsychiatric disorder in children and among the most common in adults. ADHD affects 17 million individuals of every age, gender, IQ, ethnicity, religion, and socioeconomic background across the United States. As we mark Mental Health Awareness Month in May, CHADD―the leading nonprofit organization…

Mental Health Matters for Teens and Young Adults with ADHD Teens with ADHD are at risk for potentially serious problems as they transition into adulthood. As many as two-thirds of teens with ADHD continue to experience significant symptoms of ADHD in adulthood. Awareness and treatment for ADHD is crucial in parenting teens and helping them…

  Pregunte al experto: Explorando el TDAH en las familias Latinas   Jueves, 12 Mayo | 7 PM EDT Presentadora Dennise Guerra MSW, LCSWA Hay mucha información sobre la salud mental y es importante saber lo más útil. También hay que saber cómo se diferencia de un diagnóstico de TDAH. En esta presentación aprenderá sobre…

Can ADHD, especially when unmanaged, speed up the aging processes? Mounting research indicates that by midlife, adults who had ADHD as teenagers can be physically older than their chronological age. ADHD and other mental health conditions appear to contribute to certain physical conditions and lifestyle habits that can accelerate aging in one’s forties and older.…

If you are the parent of a graduating senior who plans to attend college, you might feel you have done all you can to prepare them. Or, you might wonder whether your teen is ready for the challenges of college and independent living. The end of senior year can be filled with joy, but also…

All Things ADHD Podcast: Will ADHD Symptoms Improve with Marijuana Use? Featuring L. Eugene Arnold, MD, MEd, and Margaret Sibley, PhD People report that marijuana use helps improve their ADHD symptoms. But does it really help? Or does it mask a person’s ability to care about their problems rather than work to solve them? What…

Why do many people who have ADHD consider themselves “visual learners”? For them, watching the lesson and maybe viewing it more than once, rather than reading or hearing an explanation, helps them to better absorb the information or repeat the new task. Researchers at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio think they…