ADHD in the News 2026-09-10
How A.D.H.D. Changes as You Age
Researchers are learning more about the ways symptoms can emerge, disappear and evolve.
Show 1485: What Are We Still Getting Wrong About ADHD?
Two experts explain diagnosis and treatment of attention difficulties in adults and children. There's plenty we still get wrong about ADHD.
Can You Join the Military with Anxiety, ADHD, or Past Medical Issues?
Find out if you can join the military with ADHD or anxiety. Learn about waiver requirements and how MEPS evaluates medical records.
The link between PM2.5 and ADHD held up after researchers tested other explanations
A recent study in the journal Scientific Reports examined how annual and long-term exposure to fine particulate (PM2.5) air pollution relates to various health outcomes, including birth outcomes, diabetes prevalence, and childhood ADHD, using two decades of U.S. county-level data. The study further evaluated the strength of these associations after adjusting for temporal trends, socioeconomic and demographic factors, and spatial dependence.
When Smart Kids Struggle: The Challenge of Reaching Diverse Learners in the Torah Classroom
This article is part of a Jewish Action series on accessibility. In this installment, we look at educational accessibility—creating Torah classrooms where every child can learn, grow and thrive. Our focus is on mainstream Torah classrooms and the broad range of learners they serve; the unique needs of students who require specialized educational settings are beyond the scope of this article.
The Catholic Church: ADHD Treatment Pioneer (Opinion)
The aggressive post-Vatican II iconoclasm was said to be directed towards highlighting the action of the Altar, an idea that ignored what the Church before had always understood, namely, human nature.
A conversation with Julia S. Feldman, Ph.D., about taking impairment and context into consideration when diagnosing preschoolers with ADHD
In this discussion, Julia S. Feldman, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh, explains that ADHD symptoms in preschoolers can be meaningfully linked to current or future ADHD diagnoses, underscoring the importance of taking parents’ early concerns seriously.
ADHD diagnosis and how it affects the Black community
Hyperactivity is often underdiagnosed in the Black community. Historically, white children have the highest percentage of diagnosis and treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, commonly referred to as ADHD. Children of color often are diagnosed with other social disorders rather than ADHD. Dr. Breanna Dede with Duke University School of Medicine said ADHD is often missed in minority communities.
ADHD in children: Why girls are often underlooked
A psychologist explains why boys are more frequently diagnosed with ADHD than girls and the need for awareness.
A Matter of Focus: Inside the Mind of a Teen with ADHD
“You have forty minutes for this test. You can begin,” says Mrs. A, my sixth-grade Chumash teacher. Flipping over my test, I quickly scan the first page before beginning. Big mistake. The sight of so much Hebrew gibberish hits me like a cloud of smoke, clogging my lungs, making it hard to breathe. I close my eyes.
New NDSU research explores neurodivergence in the workplace
Despite millions of Americans identifying as neurodivergent, there has been relatively little research focused on neurodivergence in the workplace. One NDSU researcher is working to change that.
Neural Markers Predict Future Depression in Young Adults Who Are At-Risk
Key point: Activity in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and right precuneus during cognitive tasks served as a predictor for future depression, but not for future mania.
Neurodiversity in Entomology: Finding Ourselves Among the Creepy-Crawlies
During one of my favorite classes at North Carolina State University, ENT 201 – Insects and People, Clyde Sorenson, Ph.D., always plays a scene from The Silence of the Lambs. Clarice Starling visits entomologists Roden and Pilcher as part of her Buffalo Bill investigation. The two men, who play chess with beetles and act as if they’ve never seen a woman in their lab before, are meant to be the epitome of “nerds” to the audience, characterized by their endearing eccentricity.
Ex-safety manager given 19 months’ prison over five-year-old’s hyperbaric chamber fire death
A former safety manager has been sentenced to one year and seven months in prison in connection with the death of a five-year-old Michigan boy who was killed in a fiery January 2025 explosion inside a hyperbaric oxygen chamber. Jeffrey Mosteller, 66, received that sentence after pleading no contest to involuntary manslaughter in Oakland county circuit court in Michigan on Monday. He worked as the safety manager at the Oxford Center, an alternative healthcare facility that treats children with a range of health conditions – including autism, ADHD and autoimmune diseases – using hyperbaric oxygen therapy.