Question : My daughter is 10 and has ADHD. I’ve heard some people say that it’s because she’s eating too much sugar, but I really do try to watch what she eats. We limit candy and other sweets, although she’s allowed to have an occasional treat. Should we cut sugar from her diet entirely? —…

Should you employ medication as part of your child’s treatment plan? While this is a question best answered between you and your child’s doctor, a newly released study offers evidence that medication management makes a difference when it comes to teens avoiding risky behaviors. The researchers examined 150,000 Medicaid claims for children affected by ADHD…

According to a recent study, women affected by ADHD cope with much more than inattention—frequently, women face insomnia, chronic pain, anxiety, and substance abuse along with their ADHD symptoms. Almost half of the women in the study have considered suicide. The majority of the women in the study described the loneliness that comes from struggling…

Is it possible that your students’ working memory demands can exceed their working memory capacity? Working memory is what enables us to hold new information in our minds, apply previously learned information or skills to the new information, and solve problems. Unfortunately, students affected by ADHD can have difficulty holding information in their working memory.…