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ADDitude
Dear Organizing Coach: Can I Help Ease My Girlfriend's Social Anxiety?
ADDitude
Q: “I live with my lovely girlfriend, who has ADHD and anxiety. She'll be graduating college this year, and while her parents have been encouraging independence, I don't think she's prepared. She's home much of the time but forgets to do things like ...

WZZM13.com
How the opioid epidemic has impacted access to other scheduled drugs, like ADHD medication
WZZM13.com
Starting June 1, Michigan doctors are now required to review a patient's full history in the state prescriber registry, otherwise known as MAPS. This newest mandate is one of many legislative efforts to combat the opioid epidemic. Dr. Lisa Lowery ...

NPR
Brain Balance's Approach To Autism, ADHD: High Hopes, High ...
NPR
With 113 locations in the U.S., Brain Balance says its drug-free approach has helped tens of thousands of children. But experts say there's insufficient proof of its ...
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ADDitude
Why Scorpios and Sagittarius Get More ADHD Diagnoses
ADDitude
Studies reveal the youngest children in each grade are 1.5 to 2 times more likely to be treated for attention-related disorders such as attention deficit disorder (ADHD or ADD) than are their relatively older classmates. This may sound shocking at ...

Futurity: Research News
Antipsychotics for ADHD may put kids at risk for diabetes
Futurity: Research News
Children and adolescents who take antipsychotics for as little as 12 weeks experience significant gains in body fat and also become less sensitive to insulin, according to a new study. Although originally developed and approved to treat conditions such ...

There is room for more gun legislation to make us safer
The Laconia Daily Sun
Nor do I subscribe to Mr. Moon's reiteration of recent NRA rhetoric that Ritalin and Paxil and anti-depressants are to blame for the spate of school shootings. These drugs are used globally and yet only the United States has this particular issue with ...

ADDitude
Stressful Events in Childhood Associated with ADHD, Study Finds
ADDitude
The children's parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist to capture the severity of their ADHD symptoms. The scientists captured images of each child's brain using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, then examined the differences in brain ...

Psychiatry Advisor
Exposure to Maternal Hypertension May Up Risk for ASD, ADHD in ...
Psychiatry Advisor
Exposure to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy may be associated with an increase in the risk for ASD and ADHD in offspring.

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Psychiatry Advisor
Predictors of Long-term Medication Adherence in Children With ADHD
Psychiatry Advisor
Results of a prospective longitudinal cohort study published in Pediatrics suggest that long-term medication adherence among children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is correlated with treatment acceptance and parent perception of ...

MD Magazine
Non-Drug ADHD Treatments Lack Supportive Evidence
MD Magazine
Kemper and a team including researchers from Duke and Wake Forest universities set out to evaluate the comparative effectiveness and safety of nonpharmacologic ADHD treatment strategies for patients under age 18. “There are many approaches other ...

ADDitude
Self-Regulation on Sesame Street
ADDitude
They also teach kids to identify their emotions, recognize when they're overwhelmed, and develop the tools to calm themselves down — all critical for hyperemotional kids with ADHD. One of Sesame Street's most recognizable characters, Cookie Monster, ...

ADDitude
“Where Are All the ADHD Role Models?”
ADDitude
ADHD is embarrassing. And misunderstood. And hidden from view, for the most part. Famous people with ADHD rarely talk about it, so it's up to us to wave our diagnosis high in the air — not as an excuse, but as a banner. Hey, we're here. We have ADHD.

ADDitude
Never Underestimate the Healing Power of Mother Nature
ADDitude
ADHD knows no bounds. It profoundly impacts the parenting and coping skills of caregivers. It touches seemingly every aspect of daily life for adults with the condition. But it often lands its most unforgiving punch on our children, who lack the ...

ADDitude
Live Webinar on July 11: Think Like a Coach: How to Create Systems and Structures for Children and Teens with ...
ADDitude
If you've tried to use reward systems, start a planner habit, or otherwise create a consistently structured environment for a child with ADHD, ODD or anxiety, then you know it never works in real life like it does in the books. You want to get things ...

Calgary Herald
Nieman: Treating ADHD without the use of drugs
Calgary Herald
Many options other than the use of pharmaceutical products exist for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). By far, the most common medications used are psychostimulants. Alternative medications are so-called non-stimulant ...

KBTX
Student with ADHD says horseback riding helps control the disorder
KBTX
Stanford has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) that she says makes it difficult for her to focus. “Whenever I do focus sometimes I hyperfocus and I lose track of what's going on around me,” said Stanford. She says often times it's hard ...

EconoTimes
Antipsychotic Drugs for ADHD Increase Risk of Obesity and Diabetes in Children, Study Says
EconoTimes
Choosing the pharmaceutical route to treat young patients with ADHD has been a controversial subject in the medical community for decades. Many health professionals have argued that it is unnecessary and could have detrimental effects on childhood ...

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Mic
How jewelry can help someone with anxiety or ADHD
Mic
In a 2014 report on productivity and fidget widgets (like jewelry, or the once-popular fidget spinner), Polytechnic Institute of New York University's Michael Karlesky and Katherine Isbister found that for hyperactive children and those with ADHD ...