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ADHD or Immaturity? School Entry Age Study
New study reveals age of child at school entry may have an effect on ADHD diagnosis
Source: Disabled World - March 11, 2016 Category: Disability Tags: ADHD and ADD Source Type: news
Persistent ADHD - Overly Critical Parents
Children with ADHD whose parents regularly expressed high levels of criticism over time less likely to experience decline in symptoms
Source: Disabled World - February 8, 2016 Category: Disability Tags: ADHD and ADD Source Type: news
Child ADHD Epidemic - Danger of Over-diagnosis
ADHD: What Everyone Needs to Know - by Stephen Hinshaw and Katherine Ellison
Source: Disabled World - December 2, 2015 Category: Disability Tags: ADHD and ADD Source Type: news
Fidgeting and ADHD
Information regarding various types of fidgeting and ADHD
Source: Disabled World - July 28, 2015 Category: Disability Tags: ADHD and ADD Source Type: news
ADHD: Prescription Stimulants & Medication Side Effects
Prescription stimulants of different dosages are often prescribed to people with ADHD to help with self-esteem, social and family interactions and thinking ability
Source: Disabled World - July 3, 2015 Category: Disability Tags: ADHD and ADD Source Type: news
Obese Pregnant Women with Diabetes Twice as Likely to Have ADHD Child
The study found pregnant women with obesity and gestational diabetes had children with long-term mental health disorders such as ADHD
Source: Disabled World - September 9, 2022 Category: Disability Tags: ADHD and ADD Source Type: news
Biomarkers of Child ADHD Identified
Study reveals ADHD is a neurological disorder with neuro-structural and functional manifestations in the brain, not just a purely externalized behavior syndrome
Source: Disabled World - November 27, 2022 Category: Disability Tags: ADHD and ADD Source Type: news
27 Genetic Variants Linked to ADHD
An international study has identified 27 loci in the human genome with genetic variants that increase the risk of ADHD - more than twice as many as previous studies found
Source: Disabled World - February 11, 2023 Category: Disability Tags: ADHD and ADD Source Type: news
Stopping the False Epidemic of Adult ADHD
The history of psychiatry is filled with fads. A diagnosis quickly gains momentum, is pushed by thought leaders, captures the imagination of clinicians, picks up widespread media attention, and soon attracts word of mouth buzz among potential patients. Rates escalate. New and exciting treatments are hyped. Miracle cures abound. And then it all comes apart. The miracle cures turn out to be much less than miraculous. The casualties of the new treatments get negative word of mouth notoriety. The excitement wears off and a few years later there is an epidemic of a new fad diagnosis, which temporarily lights up the firmament- b...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - April 14, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Experts argue that ADHD is 'overdiagnosed'
Conclusion
This is a well written and argued piece. But it should not be taken as a summary of expert consensus on the current state of thinking about ADHD.
Individual views by experts in the field vary widely. Many argue that the increase in prescriptions is not due to overdiagnosis, or drug company lobbying, but is driven by a better understanding of the condition.
As with many complex topics, there appear to be no simple answers about the best way to care for people affected by ADHD.
If your child, or yourself, is affected by the condition, then your best option is to find out as much as you can about the condition so ...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Mental health Medical practice Pregnancy/child QA articles Source Type: news
Is growth in ADHD 'caused by marketing'?
Conclusion
This is an interesting paper that shows there has been an increase in ADHD diagnosis and treatment in several countries, including the UK, and examines the reasons why this may have occurred. The possible "medicalisation" of ADHD has been an issue of concern and debate for some time.
As the authors note, the paper has some limitations. They selected countries where there is available published literature on ADHD, so their conclusions may not be generalisable to other countries.
Further research is needed to explore the approaches to ADHD in parts of the world that have received less attention, such a...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 20, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Mental health Neurology Pregnancy/child Source Type: news
An Overview Of ADHD Care
An Overview of ADHD Care
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What is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD*)?
ADHD is a developmental delay in a wide range of life management skills including planning and organizing, affecting far more than just attention. ADHD may impact social relations, emotional well-being, academic success, and almost any other area of life, even physical health and self-esteem. Understanding its full impact in this way allows for practical solutions to ensure that both children and adults living with it thrive.
What causes ADHD?
ADHD is a chronic medical ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What ’ s Driving the Demand for ADHD Drugs Like Adderall
For at least the last six months, Adderall—the stimulant medication commonly used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)—has been in short supply in the U.S. That seems to be in part because demand is growing as more people are diagnosed with ADHD, a condition that can make it difficult to focus, remember details, control impulses, or sit still. About 8% more people in the U.S. filled a stimulant prescription in 2021 versus 2020, according to federal data. Other studies suggest ADHD diagnoses are increasing across age groups.
Why? And is that apparent spike in diagnoses cause for concern?
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Source: TIME: Health - April 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Mental Health Wellbeing Source Type: news
Autism and ADHD associated with video game 'addiction'
Conclusion
This research has strengths in that it has included children with valid clinical diagnoses of ASD and ADHD and has used an established measure to examine problematic video game use.
It found that boys with ASD spent significantly longer playing video games than other boys, and that both boys with ASD and ADHD demonstrated greater problematic video game use than boys with “normal” development. However, the main difficulty with this cross sectional study is that it cannot tell us how these developmental conditions and video gaming habits are related to each other.
Importantly it cannot tell us whether excessi...
Source: NHS News Feed - August 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Neurology Pregnancy/child Source Type: news
Youngest children in school year 'more likely' to get ADHD diagnosis
Conclusion
Previous studies have provided mixed findings on whether age in the school year is linked with ADHD. This new study benefits from its use of a large quantity of data.
It found some interesting trends, and suggests younger children in any given school year are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD. This finding seems plausible. You can imagine that younger children may find it harder to keep up in a class with those almost a year older than themselves and may therefore get distracted more easily.
However, it is unclear how well these trends apply to the UK population for several reasons:
In Finland the school yea...
Source: NHS News Feed - October 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy/child Source Type: news
