ADHD in the News 2025-05-01
Student athletes with ADHD more susceptible to concussion: U-M researcher discusses
EXPERT ANALYSIS: When athletes who have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder get concussions, their ADHD disorder may prolong recovery, researchers think. A recent study in the Journal of Athletic Training has examined this theory. It found that high school athletes with ADHD who experience a concussion also experienced prolonged recovery in returning to learn and returning to sport. The researchers also found that women and younger athletes experienced a longer recovery.
Childhood ADHD linked to higher fast-food consumption in adulthood
A new study published in the Journal of Attention Disorders has found that individuals with childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are more likely to consume fast food frequently in early adulthood. However, no significant link was found between childhood ADHD and physical inactivity as these individuals moved from adolescence into adulthood.
Study shows significant increase in mental health diagnoses among publicly insured children
In the first comprehensive investigation into the trends of mental health diagnoses among children with public health insurance, a new study reports the percentage of mental health and neurodevelopmental disorder diagnoses increased substantially in the decade before the COVID-19 pandemic.
U. professor finds link between paternal depression, child behavioral changes
Recently, Kristine Schmitz, an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, published a study in the "American Journal of Preventive Medicine" investigating a correlation between paternal depression and child behavioral issues in the classroom. Schmitz said she found that children whose fathers reported depressive symptoms were more likely to exhibit hyperactivity or similar symptoms to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). They were also more likely to experience difficulties in social interactions, she added.
Defense Department to Review List of Medical Conditions that Disqualify Potential Recruits from Serving
The Defense Department will review the list of medical conditions that automatically disqualify potential recruits from joining the U.S. military or require a waiver to serve. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness last week to review the medical standards for accessions to determine whether any should automatically disqualify an individual or require a service secretary's approval for a waiver.
Fort Leavenworth school district students given movement options to improve learning, behavior
FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS — Improvements to daily classroom effectiveness and student behavior have been noted since Unified School District 207 first implemented “move-to-learn” practices in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, schools more than a decade ago.
Think you have ADHD? Here’s why so many of us are saying yes.
Have you seen ADHD content pop up in your feeds? Are you getting a lot of it? In the past few years, there's been a surge in the number of adults diagnosed with ADHD, and at the same time more and more people online are going viral with "signs" that you might have it too. Whether with our doctors or friends, we're all talking a lot more about adult ADHD. Is this a perfect storm of online content leading to more diagnoses? Or is there more to the story?
AI model predicts adult ADHD using virtual reality and eye movement data
A new study published in Translational Psychiatry suggests that combining virtual reality, eye tracking, head movement data, and self-reported symptoms may help identify attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults with improved accuracy. In a diagnostic task designed to mimic real-world distractions, researchers found that their machine learning model could distinguish adults with ADHD from those without the condition 81% of the time when tested on an independent sample.
Gestational Inflammatory Proteome Predicts Neurodevelopmental Disorder Risk
Key point: Maternal inflammatory proteins were significantly associated with increased risk for developing offspring NDDs, but with no contrasting effect on childhood executive function.
Depression and other mental health conditions linked to immune response, study finds
[Excerpt] The research team looked at the relationship of 735 immune response-related proteins measurable in human blood with depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, Alzheimer's disease, autism, and ADHD. The researchers found a potential causal role of 29 immune response-related proteins in these seven neuropsychiatric conditions. From the identified biomarkers, 20 showed potential as targets of drugs approved for other conditions.
Antibiotic Use In Infants Linked to Greater Asthma, Allergy Risk
[Excerpt] Investigators did not find a consistent impact of antibiotic use on the risks for autoimmune diseases, such as celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and psoriasis. They also did not find a consistent impact of antibiotic use on the risks for psychiatric or neurodevelopmental conditions, such as ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and anxiety.
Is There a Link Between ADHD and Eating Disorders?
If you have ADHD, you may be at a higher risk of developing an eating disorder as a result of the overlap in symptoms between both conditions.
Amazing Race Winners Penn and Kim Holderness Announce New Kids Book on ADHD — See the Cover!
"This book is for anyone like me who ever felt misunderstood, confused or ashamed of their ADHD," Penn Holderness says of the new kids book, due out this Fall
Children referred to gender clinics ‘to be tested for autism and ADHD’ under leaked NHS plans
Children who have gender dysphoria will be tested for autism, according to leaked plans. Health officials will screen these children for neurodevelopmental conditions including autism and ADHD, reports suggest. New guidance is to be issued in the wake of the Cass Review into gender identity services in the NHS, which found the quality of studies claiming to show beneficial effects of puberty blockers for children and young people with gender dysphoria was "poor". Puberty blockers are not prescribed on the NHS to children for the treatment of gender dysphoria, with a ban last year being made permanent in December with the agreement of devolved governments across the UK.