A new study by the UC Davis MIND Institute’s David Hessl will test whether a smartphone-based app may help improve the accuracy of data in some clinical trials involving individuals with intellectual disability...Hessl was awarded a two-year, $431,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the project. It’s part of the NIH’s INCLUDE initiative, which is centered on investigating conditions that co-occur with Down syndrome across the lifespan, including attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

“Sleep disorders may not be at the front of your mind when evaluating a child for the first time, with inattention, hyperactivity, or behavioral disturbances,” began Grace Wang, MD, FAAP, assistant professor of pediatrics, Penn State Health in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at the virtual 2021 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition.

New research presented during the 2021 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) virtual meeting shows children born of immigrant parents are less likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but those who are diagnosed likely to need special attention paid to their condition.

Researchers at Bradley Hospital are recruiting teenagers that were previously diagnosed with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder, or better known as ADHD, to investigate whether magnetic brain stimulation can change dysfunctional brain dynamics and subsequently improve ADHD clinical symptoms in teenagers.

It is important to continuously update clinical practice guidelines for diseases like attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...“It’s important for people to recognize that guidelines aren’t meant to cover 100% of patients,” Chan said. “If they applied to maybe 75% that’s great and that totally depends on how much evidence is out there to support a more detailed guide to treatment.” Chan also discussed how difficult the pandemic has been for this patient population, particularly those who need routine.

Recently, during the 2021 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) virtual conference, Marianne M. Glanzman, MD, Attending Physician, Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), presented a session about executive function in patients with ADHD. Executive functions are basically the ability to accomplish goal-directed behavior, including working memory, behavioral inhibition, and cognitive flexibility...In fact there are about 33 different constructs considered part of executive function.

Gabrielle Gillett always thought of herself as an independent person—until she got to university...When she went to the counselling centre on campus, Gillett recalled from orientation that there was a psychiatrist on staff to help with depression, anxiety and ADHD...she asked the receptionist about the process to get an ADHD screening. Gillett said she received an impatient response: “It’s a $2,000 charge to seek a diagnosis, so we can make sure you’re not just looking for medication.”

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