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Experience Journal: Growing up with ADHD
Did you know 11 percent of school-aged children have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? Left undiagnosed, ADHD can make it very difficult for kids to reach their full potential — in school and beyond. With the right diagnosis and treatment, kids with ADHD can overcome their challenges and be very successful.
The Experience Journal, a project of the Boston Children’s Hospital psychiatry program, interviewed numerous adolescents and parents about their experiences with ADHD. Here are their stories, in their own words.
ADHD: Noticing a problem
Will, 23
During sixth grade, I was getting in trouble in ...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - January 20, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Erin Horan Tags: Experience Journal Our Patients’ Stories Parenting ADHD Source Type: news
Getting Help for Your Child with ADHD & Prognosis
Where does one turn when they fear that their child or teenage son or daughter is suffering from attention hyperactivity deficit disorder (ADHD)? Most families turn to their family physician or pediatrician for help, which is usually a good first step. Such health care professionals are usually able to make the initial assessment.
A reliable diagnosis and effective treatment of ADHD, however, is best made and carried out by a trained and experienced mental health professional who specializes in helping children and teens with attention deficit disorder. Such professionals are usually child psychologists, child psychiatris...
Source: Psych Central - July 8, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tags: Attention Deficit Disorder Children and Teens Disorders General Adhd Adhd Assessment Adhd Doctors Brain Injury Brain Trauma Check Ups Child Psychiatrist Child Psychiatrists Child Psychologist Child Psychologists Child Therapist Source Type: news
Youngest Students More Likely To Be Diagnosed With ADHD, Study Finds
This study confirms on a larger scale what other studies have shown on a smaller one. It confirms that there may be developmental confounders in the diagnosis of the condition and that the relative immaturity of young children’s brains can make those that are merely younger at school entry demonstrate behaviors consistent with ADHD.” Christakis was not involved in the research.
Joel Nigg, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience at Oregon Health and Science University, said that tracking the diagnoses through an insurance database allowed researchers to see what clinicians are doing, which can be m...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health ADHD CNN Harvard Medical School New England Journal Of Medicine Source Type: news
Youngest Kindergarten Students More Likely To Be Diagnosed With ADHD, Study Finds
This study confirms on a larger scale what other studies have shown on a smaller one. It confirms that there may be developmental confounders in the diagnosis of the condition and that the relative immaturity of young children’s brains can make those that are merely younger at school entry demonstrate behaviors consistent with ADHD.” Christakis was not involved in the research.
Joel Nigg, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience at Oregon Health and Science University, said that tracking the diagnoses through an insurance database allowed researchers to see what clinicians are doing, which can be m...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health ADHD CNN Harvard Medical School New England Journal Of Medicine Source Type: news
5 Warning Signs of Tipping Points in an ADHD Life
Recently, I’ve noticed a pattern in my clients that I call the “tipping point.” The tipping point is basically a time in people’s lives when, for various reasons, the strategies they have been using to compensate for their ADHD challenges no longer seem to be working. This tipping point often is experienced along with feelings of overwhelm and chaos.
Before reaching a tipping point, people often are able to balance known or unknown ADHD challenges with strategies they may not have even realized they were using. They had been able to adapt and cope well with their symptoms. Their symptoms may not have interfered wit...
Source: Psych Central - April 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Laurie Dupar, PMHNP, RN, PCC Tags: Attention Deficit Disorder Disorders General School Issues Self-Help Stress Students Work Issues Adhd Chaos Diagnosis Feelings Homework Job Juggling Life Situations Old Friendships Parents People Problems At School Source Type: news
When Your Child’s ADHD Treatment Stops Working
Your child might be having a harder time focusing on homework. His or her grades might be slipping. Or he or she might be getting into trouble more often at school or at home.
In other words, your child’s symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be getting worse — or not getting any better.
So what do you do if treatment seems to be “wearing off”?
Foremost, communication and collaborative relationships are critical in helping your child. According to child and adolescent psychiatrist Steven G. Dickstein, MD, this includes: working together with your child’s treatment team and schoo...
Source: Psych Central - August 20, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: Attention Deficit Disorder Children and Teens Disorders General Medications Parenting Self-Help Stimulants Treatment Adhd Adhd Symptoms Adhd Treatment Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disor Source Type: news
Unnecessary And Accidental Use Of ADHD Drugs Increases Over 60%, Study Suggests
(CNN) — Exposure to common medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has increased by more than 60% in US children and adolescents, according to a new study.
The study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, looked at all calls to US poison control centers for unintentional or intentional exposure to ADHD medications between 2000 and 2014 among children and adolescents. The researchers found that the number of calls increased from 7,018 in 2000 to 11,486 in 2014 — a 64% increase.
According to the study’s authors, “exposure” refers to the unnecessary ingestion, inh...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - May 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health ADHD Local TV Source Type: news
FDA Approves First Medical Device To Treat ADHD In Children
(CNN) — The first medical device to treat childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, was OK’d Friday by the US Food and Drug Administration. Designated for children ages 7 to 12 who are not currently on medication for the disorder, the device delivers a low-level electrical pulse to the parts of the brain responsible for ADHD symptoms.
“This new device offers a safe, non-drug option for treatment of ADHD in pediatric patients through the use of mild nerve stimulation, a first of its kind,” Carlos Peña, director of the Division of Neurological and Physical Medicine Devices in the F...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - April 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News CNN ADHD Source Type: news
ADHD & Kids: 9 Tips to Tame Tantrums
In kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), impulsivity manifests in many different ways.
“Kids can impulsively run into the street. They can hit another student in line at school. They can climb up on the roof and jump off, hoping to fly like Superman,” said Terry Matlen, ACSW, a psychotherapist and author of Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD.
And they can have tantrums. There are many reasons why kids with ADHD have meltdowns. For instance, “for many children with ADHD there is no internal understanding of ‘later.’ It’s now or now,” Matlen said. They have a hard time putting their wa...
Source: Psych Central - May 14, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: Attention Deficit Disorder Children and Teens Disorders General Parenting Self-Help Adhd Adhd Kids Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Adhd Children With A Source Type: news
Headline Today: Misleading Reports Lead to ADHD Confusion
Skewed ADHD coverage undermines care and amplifies the difficulties for parents. There is much to refine about how best to diagnose and treat ADHD, and about the potential for medication misuse. Yet we leave families hanging when we falsely suggest ADHD is an artifact of a busy society, caused by parents, or that treatment is always ineffective or unsafe.read more
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - February 20, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mark Bertin, M.D. Tags: Child Development Health Parenting ADHD adhd diagnosis ADHD Treatment artifact breaking news children comprehensive care credible studies endless stream fanning the flames headlines helping kids high quality imperfect scien Source Type: news
Helping Your Kids Keep Organized with Childhood ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic disorder that begins in childhood and often persists into adulthood. Inattention can create difficulty with organization, which can pose problems in school during childhood and the teenage years.
Problems with organization stem from problems with executive functioning in the brain (i.e., the level of detail and the time it takes to complete the task). Learning organizational skills can help a child or teen overcome this obstacle. It can also be helpful with the other symptoms of attention deficit disorder, such as time management.
The NYU Child Study Center note...
Source: Psych Central - July 8, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch Tags: Attention Deficit Disorder Children and Teens Disorders General Parenting Adhd Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Adhd Careless Mistakes Chronic Disorder Class Parents Consistent Place D Source Type: news
Helping ADHD Children Make Friends
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as defined by the Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) is “a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development, presenting in two or more settings, and negatively impacts directly on social, academic or occupational functioning.” The symptoms must be present before age 12. It is the most common behavior disorder that occurs in childhood and affects many areas of a child’s life.
Having ADHD may affect the way a child can keep and make friends. Some of the proble...
Source: Psych Central - March 17, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Helen Nieves Tags: Attention Deficit Disorder Children and Teens Disabilities General Parenting Adhd Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder making friends making new friends Psychology Source Type: news
CDC Reports More Than 10K Toddlers Medicated For ADHD
BOSTON (CBS) — The Centers for Disease Control reports an alarming number of toddlers are given medication for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Experts say it’s not only appalling, it’s irresponsible.
Dr. Nancy Rappaport, a child psychiatrist at Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School reacts to recent data from the CDC showing that more than 10,000 American two and three-year-olds are now being medicated for ADHD.
“Developmentally, you’re supposed to be scattered and disorganized as a toddler,” Rappaport says.
Rappaport has been diagnosing and treating children with...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - May 21, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kckatzman Tags: Health Healthwatch Local News Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Watch Listen ADHD CBS Boston Dr. Mallika Marshall Dr. Nancy Rappaport Source Type: news
