Join the discussion. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires that a student age 14 or older must be invited to attend his or her IEP meeting, but does not require such attendance. Although each child is different, experts say that younger children (as early as 4th grade) can benefit from and contribute value…

There have been some claims in the popular press that ADHD medications, especially the stimulant medications, are over-prescribed. But those claims either have had to be retracted (such as the New York Times publishing three corrections to its 2013 article) or have been challenged by qualified professionals for failing to consider critical factors and scientific…

Are you interested in helping researchers better understand human health? The All of Us Research Program is a key part of the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI). Through advances in research, technology, and policies that empower patients, the PMI will enable a new era of medicine in which researchers, health care providers, and patients work together…

Featuring Caroline Maguire, ACCG, PCC, Med Watch Now  Does your child with ADHD struggle to make and keep friends? Catch this Ask the Expert Highlight to learn how to address five common ADHD social struggles including:  making friends losing friends quickly carrying on reciprocal conversation overreacting to problems following through You’ll come away with a…

Join the discussion. Are you looking forward to holiday celebrations? An annual party at work or get together with friends and family? Chances are, these gatherings will have beer, wine, or mixed drinks as options from a bar or kitchen counter. When you are also coping with the symptoms of ADHD, having a plan ahead…

Stigma regarding ADHD hurts people who have the diagnosis, their families, and the community. Several myths and misunderstandings regarding ADHD (for example that it isn’t a real disorder, it’s over-diagnosed, it’s caused by poor parenting, it reflects character flaws, etc.) create and continue stigma around the diagnosis and individuals who have it. Teens with ADHD…

Featuring Max Wiznitzer, MD Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2-3 p.m. Register Now Medication is a proven treatment for ADHD. It can iincrease attention and decrease distractibility and overactivity. These symptoms can be improved in over 80-90 percent of children and teens, and at least 70 percent of adults with ADHD. But how do you know if…

Join the discussion. Thirty years ago, CHADD began in Florida as a group of parents and professionals grappled with the challenges of helping their children with ADHD be successful in school. Today, CHADD has affiliated organizations that provide support groups throughout the United States, where parents and adults affected by ADHD can meet, share resources,…

Join the discussion. ADHD presents additional challenges for the members of the Millennial Generation as they move from the teen years to young adulthood. “ADHD tends to magnify all the doubts and hopes that come with being a millennial,” says blogger Neil Petersen, a millennial writing at Psych Central. “It’s that much harder to find…

Join the discussion. Although guidelines and criteria for diagnosing mental health conditions are defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (DSM–5), it isn’t always simple to arrive at a conclusive diagnosis. Why might a person receive different diagnoses from different professionals, or at different times in his life? What can…

Join the discussion. The largest gathering of the ADHD community in the United States is coming up next month. CHADD is presenting, along with the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA), the 2017 Annual International Conference on ADHD, Nov. 9-12, in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference has drawn more than a thousand people during previous years.  “You’ll…

Did you know you can help increase our understanding of ADHD? Researchers are frequently looking for volunteers to take part in studies about different aspects of ADHD. In the past 30 years, what we know about ADHD and the brain has come from diligent medical research and studies that have included people like yourself, willing…