Exploring our culture’s options to manage ADHD
by Dr. Gregory Ramey - Controversy regarding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder began with the first scientific description of this condition in 1902 by Sir George Still. He described the problem...
View ArticleHow adhd fuels creativity
“Just because a diagnosis [of ADHD] can be made does not take away from the great traits we love about Calvin and his imaginary tiger friend, Hobbes. In fact, we actually love Calvin BECAUSE of his...
View ArticleFive clues your child may have adhd
by Rheyanne Weaver - Although it’s only been a couple months since school started for most children, there is no better time than the present to focus on your children’s progress, especially if they...
View ArticleGetting an ADHD diagnosis can be good news
by Pat Hagen - Most parents would dread their child being diagnosed with any type of illness. Yet for Karen Murphy, confirmation her son Nathan, 10, had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...
View ArticleWe know what optimal ADHD treatment is but it’s not happening
by Dennis Thompson - Many pediatricians provide inadequate care for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), relying too heavily on drugs and failing to thoroughly assess kids’...
View ArticleAir pollution exposure in utero increases ADHD risk fivefold
by Anne Harding - Kids who are exposed to the highest levels of air pollution before birth have a greater risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms than their less exposed peers,...
View ArticleAggressive boys increasingly put on antipsychotics
by Alan Schwarz – Every time Matthias is kicked out of a school or day camp for defying adults and clashing with other children, his mother, Joelle Kendle, inches closer to a decision she dreads. With...
View ArticleMore and more, we choose a chemical solution for ADHD
by Belinda Luscombe - Until recently, 90% of all Ritalin takers lived in the U.S. Now, America is home to only 75% of Ritalin users. But that’s not because Americans are using less of the drug, says a...
View ArticleNumber of toddlers taking ADHD stimulants shocks doctors
by Josiah M. Hesse - Thousands of the nation’s poorest children under the age of four are being prescribed stimulants like Ritalin and Adderall for ailments they’re too young to even have. A first-ever...
View Article5 holiday gift ideas for children with ADHD
by Zoe Kessler - I’ve been feeling nostalgic this Christmas, thinking about what it was like to be a hyperactive little girl with undiagnosed ADHD. I’m pretty sure I made Santa’s “naughty” list more...
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