ADHD News

Adderall , a stimulant medication used to treat ADHD , or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is currently " trending " on the social media venue Twitter .

The recruitment policy will be extended to Germany, Canada and the US this year and is intended to ensure that by 2020 1% of SAP's global workforce would be people with autism spectrum disorders , a proportion that reflects the prevalence of autism in the world population.

What will you get? Parents and clinicians will be able to assess whether or not a child is at risk of developing autism spectrum disorders.

These were the words of Leon Eisenberg, the 'scientific father of ADHD ,' in his last interview before his death.

Parents face an avalanche of advice in the form of news, official recommendations, tips and scientific discoveries.

When I was in college in the 1970s, the prevalence of Attention Deficit Disorder was approximately 5-10 percent.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) May 24--Smartphones, tablets and e-readers have made modern life the kind of speedy, all-access convenience Gene Roddenberry conceived of in his 1960s Star Trek program.

A report last week that mental-health disorders are on the rise among American children may reflect gaps in detection of disease more than a troubling of the national psyche.

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Wight Stars students and staff, with Lianne Abel and Matt Reed at the front, at Downside Community Centre, Newport.

Jennifer was one of my first patients as a new doctor, and she came to see me about an unintended pregnancy.

Here's one way to get your kids to eat better: Follow Heidi Klum's lead and pay them to do it.

A new study may stimulate the old adage of respecting your elders; it says the general level of intelligence in the Western Hemisphere has declined since the Victorian Era.

I have Asperger's Syndrome, ADHD and dyslexia. Though these neurodiversity issues do not define who I am, they certainly help.

As many as 20% of American children suffer with a mental disorder. Over the past decade that number has been increasing at a rate which causes concern for families and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .

If you live near a busy highway a report just released from environmental health researchers at the University of Cincinnati says it could up the odds that your child will be hyperactive.

I enjoy reading what others here at Sew News thought on the exhibit SPUN Adventures in Textiles at the Denver Art Museum .

A recent post here at Psychology Today created real interest in the possibility that French children may be less likely to be diagnosed and treated for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

A child whose mother lived near heavy traffic while pregnant faces a relatively higher risk for developing a respiratory infection before the age of 3, a new study suggests.

What's causing moms the most stress? Well, according to a survey of 7,000 mothers, 42 percent say the social media site Pinterest is a big source of their anxiety.