CHADD Webinar Highlight: What Can I Expect As an Adult From My ADHD Treatment Over The First 6 Months Featuring David W. Goodman, MD Finding a qualified adult ADHD psychiatrist who prescribes medication and can offer guidance on treatment options and behavior management can be a challenge. You may be wondering, “What should I expect…

Are you ready to get your space organized? For many people, the change of seasons spurs the need to clean, sort, and redecorate. Maybe you spent the winter months binge-watching a popular organizer’s TV show and hope for a brighter, clutter-fee space. Or perhaps you’re a new graduate who will be settling into a first…

Many people tell us they still go to the doctor’s office to pick up a handwritten prescription for ADHD medication when it’s time to refill. Have you asked whether it could be sent electronically to the pharmacy? Often people have been told by prescribers that, as a Schedule II medication, their stimulant medication couldn’t be…

CHADD Webinar: Students With ADHD Can Succeed Featuring Andrea Chronis-Tuscano, PhD & Michael C. Meinzer, PhD Friday May 10, 2019 | 2 p.m. ET For the eight percent of college students who have ADHD, every day can be a struggle between addressing symptoms and completing assignments. They are less likely to complete their degrees and…

At the close of the school year, many new grads look for their first independent home. Is your young adult with ADHD ready for independent living? Is he starting a career following high school or college graduation? ADHD symptoms can effect how young adults manage their homes when they first live independently. Finding that first…

You may have heard how Henry David Thoreau wished “to live deliberately.” Jack Anderson reflects that he, too, wants to live deliberately—but indecision often gets the best of him. “Even after I decide, I’ll second-guess myself,” he writes to readers of Attention magazine. “I therefore don’t trust my decision-making ability. Like the batter who stops…

Ask the Expert: ADHD in Preschoolers: What to Look For and How ot Help Featuring E. Mark Mahone, PhD, ABPP May 16, 2019 | 2 p.m. ET Does your young child have ADHD? Deciding if your child should be tested for ADHD during the preschool years is not easy. Most families wait until children start…

Your health is important. Why do so many men wait to get help when something hurts, or simply skip their annual check-up? Roberto Olivardia, PhD, says boys and men are taught not to pay attention to their bodies and to power through aches and pains. Add in the executive function challenges of ADHD and far…

Can ADHD symptoms be treated by stimulating the brain while someone sleeps? A new device recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration offers that possibility, seeming to provide symptom reduction on par with nonstimulant medication management. The device uses trigeminal nerve stimulation (TNS) stimulation. This is a promising new practice that sends a…

ADHD 365 Podcast: Students with ADHD Transitioning from High School to College Featuring Guest Judith S. Bass, CEP Is your teen searching for the college that will support him? This is the podcast for you! How does your teen find the college that fits him and his academic needs best? What does your teen need…

You love your job, your coworkers are pleasant, and your boss doesn’t make impossible demands. Yet your ADHD symptoms make it hard to keep papers organized while you’re juggling project details. Workplace noise and the busy atmosphere distract you, and you can’t get your work done in a reasonable amount of time. You’re worried about…

ADHD is a highly heritable condition, passed genetically from parent to child. Which genes, and in what combination, though, is the question researchers continue to pursue. A group of 80 researchers from Europe and North America published their findings last fall, highlighting 12 genetic points that appear to play a role in the development of…