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. Thomas E. Brown, PhD, and Russell J. Barkley, PhD, are two of the leading researchers and authors on adult ADHD. They joined the National Resource Center’s Ask the Expert series to discuss adult ADHD and answer listener questions. Ask the Expert shared their discussion with the readers of CHADD’s Attention magazine.  …

Join the discussion. ADHD Awareness Month begins this week. But for the families affected by ADHD, every day is an awareness of ADHD and its impact on their lives. More than 17 million children and adults are affected by ADHD in the United States. CHADD, its members, and its affiliated groups are taking this time…

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…

Ask the Expert Highlight: The Representation of ADHD by the Media Featuring David Goodman, MD Do you sometimes feel that the media doesn’t get it right about ADHD? Or have you been frustrated that a news report has missed the nuances of ADHD and instead gone with the sound bite rather than the whole story?…

Join the discussion. How much screen time should your child have during the day? Children and teens are spending around seven hours a day either before a TV or computer screen, or with a smart phone or tablet in their hands. That’s a lot of screen time! Although too much screen time can be detrimental,…

Join the discussion.  U.S. News and World Reports recently profiled Daniel Arrigg Koh, the chief of staff for the city of Boston, under Mayor Martin J. Walsh. Mr. Koh has an ADHD diagnosis. This, he says, has been an asset to him. “I view ADHD as an advantage,” Mr. Koh tells U.S. News and World…

Join the discussion. News flash: Men and women are different!  Gender bias in healthcare, though, continues to affect our understanding of these differences. Women experience higher levels of skepticism or dismissal of their symptoms, higher levels of misdiagnosis, fewer treatment options when they seek critical medical attention, and there is a continuing bias in scientific…

CHADD Webinars Beyond the Classroom: Supporting Students with ADHD Featuring Sandra Mislow, MEd Thursday, August 17, 4 p.m. ET Register Now You play an essential role in the behavioral and academic treatment of your students with ADHD, both in and out of the classroom. Teachers develop a unique perspective of each student’s behaviors and can…

Join the discussion. We receive questions from members of the ADHD community through our ADHD Helpline and from questions submitted online. Here’s a compilation of some of the questions we receive from parents regarding their children’s education rights.  Do you have a question for us? Call the helpline, Monday through Friday, 1-5 p.m., at (800)…

Join the discussion. The teen brain changes rapidly as it evolves from the brain of a child. In teens, there are higher levels of two important chemicals used in brain communications—dopamine and norepinephrine. But the levels of those chemicals are typically low in brains affected by ADHD. Estrogen, the key female hormone, affects the brain…