Q: My Child Gives Up Too Easily on Homework
Q: “I have tried several different approaches (advice from ADDitude) to get my 12-year-old son to take the reins on homework. When I ask him ‘What is your homework plan for tonight?’ he responds with,...
View ArticleStudy: ADHD Symptoms Associated with More Severe Gambling Disorder and...
January 28, 2020 People diagnosed with gambling disorder who also demonstrate symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to experience gambling disorder with greater...
View ArticleADHD Needs a Better Name. We Have One.
It’s Not a Deficit Disorder ADHD is an inaccurate — and potentially corrosive — name. The term “deficit disorder” places ADHD in the realm of pathology, or disease. Individuals with ADHD do not have a...
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Americans Toss Out Nearly a Third of Food at Home
Nationwide, the cost of wasted food could total $240 billion a year. Divided by the nearly 128.6 million households in the United States, that works out to about $1,866 for the average household.
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Scientists Hope New Tech Aids Coronavirus Vaccine
Early trials in people suggest that such a vaccine can stimulate an immune response very well. But it has never been tried during an outbreak.
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Schizophrenia Meds Safe Long-Term, Study Finds
The average life expectancy of people with schizophrenia is 10 to 20 years less than in the general population. There has long been concern that one reason is long-term use of antipsychotic drugs to...
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Psychedelic Drug Eases Cancer Patients' Distress Long Term
Researchers found that of 15 patients who'd received a one-time treatment with psilocybin, most were still showing "clinically significant" improvements in anxiety and depression four years later.
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Could a Common Diuretic Med Help Ease Autism Symptoms?
If replicated in future trials, the drug treatment might be a breakthrough, since current treatments for autism in preschool kids are mainly behavioral -- therapies such as using play and activities...
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Why Vaping Emergencies May Be Missed
The vaping illness known as EVALI (electronic cigarette- or vaping-associated lung injury) has so far killed nearly 60 people in the United States. More than 2,600 have been hospitalized.
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Can the New Coronavirus Be Stopped?
Some experts believe the number of coronavirus cases worldwide is much higher than official estimates, while others warn it will get worse before it gets better.
View Article“You Can’t Buy Forgiveness for Your ADHD. But You Can Learn to Apologize...
For as long as I can remember, I have tried to buy forgiveness. Forgiveness for losing something or for breaking something — a promise, a vase, a person’s trust. It’s a defensive maneuver, put in...
View Article“How I Learned to Live in the Moment — and Ignore the Stares”
How I Learned to Live in the Moment, Without Shame I’ve spent most of motherhood on the sidelines. I was always tending to the needs of my children, making dinner, folding clothes, doing all the...
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Something Far Deadlier Than The Wuhan Virus Lurks Near You
There is a virus that has already sickened at least 13 million Americans this winter, hospitalizing 120,000 and killing 6,600 people. You may even know of it.
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Eating Out: A Recipe for Poor Nutrition, Study Finds
The researchers found that 70% of fast-food meals consumed in the United States were of poor nutritional value. For full-service restaurants, around half of the meals were of poor nutritional value.
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FDA Tells Purell Maker to Stop Making False Claims
The agency warned Gojo Industries that unsubstantiated claims that Purell can help prevent illnesses such as the flu, Ebola virus, norovirus and the MRSA superbug violate federal laws, The New York...
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Mom on Son’s Flu: ‘Scariest Time of My Life’
The coma was the scariest, John says. "When I woke up, I thought it was still the day after Christmas," he says, "and it was actually New Year's Day."
View ArticleStudy: Low Vitamin D Levels During Pregnancy Increase Risk for ADHD Diagnosis...
January 29, 2020 Low vitamin D levels during pregnancy increase the risk of ADHD diagnosis in childhood, according to a study from The Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent...
View ArticleListen to “Sleep and the ADHD Brain: Why It’s Critical and How to Get More”...
Listen to “Sleep and the ADHD Brain: Why It’s Critical and How to Get More” with Joel Nigg, Ph.D., and Elizabeth Super, M.D. Click the play button below to listen in your browser. Mobile users can...
View ArticleListen to “Secrets of the ADHD Brain: How Brain Imaging Helps Us Understand...
Listen to “Secrets of the ADHD Brain: How Brain Imaging Helps Us Understand and Treat Attention Deficit” with Jonathan Posner, M.D. Click the play button below to listen in your browser. Mobile users...
View Article“How Curiosity Became the Anecdote to My Boys’ ADHD Shame”
As a father of three boys with ADHD, one of my highest priorities is modeling how to accomplish your life’s goals while managing ADHD challenges — and never making excuses. I follow one simple rule: I...
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