ADD-ADHD News & Features
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Ohio State Warns of Fake Adderall Pills After Two Students Die
The fake Adderall pills contain the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl and are fueling increases in overdoses and hospitalizations.
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FDA Warns of Websites Selling Adderall Illegally
The FDA and Drug Enforcement Administration have issued joint warnings to online pharmacies they say are illegally selling Adderall without prescriptions.
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Ritalin, Other ADHD Meds Can Raise Heart Risks for Adults
More adults are getting ADHD meds prescribed "off label" for non-ADHD conditions. However, the stimulants can raise an adult's risk for serious heart problems.
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Half of Adults With ADHD Have Struggled With Alcohol, Drug Use
A new study shows people with ADHD who have a history of depression or anxiety are particularly vulnerable to substance abuse problems.
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Mindfulness Benefits Kids with ADHD, and Their Families
When families of children with ADHD complete a mindfulness program together, a new study suggests, children and parents can profit, with potential boosts to self-control, self-compassion, and psychological symptoms.
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Neurodiversity: What Is It?
There’s a growing push to focus on our brain differences, not deficits. This wider view of "normal" is a big part of something called neurodiversity.
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Things Parents of Kids With ADHD Wish You Knew
Millions of children have ADHD, but faulty ideas about the disorder are widespread. Here’s what some parents of kids with ADHD want you to know.
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ADHD and Your Child’s Self-Esteem
When your child has ADHD, constant criticism and negative feedback on their behavior can lead to low self-esteem. But there are things parents can do to boost it.
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Big Emotions After an Adult ADHD Diagnosis
From confusion to grief to relief, three women with ADHD talk about how they felt when they got diagnosed, and they share how they took charge of their lives.
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High-Functioning Adult ADHD: What It’s Like
Learn about what makes for “high-functioning” ADHD in adults and why some people with ADHD call it their superpower.
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What Happens When You Stop Your ADHD Meds?
Before you try going off your ADHD meds, talk to your doctor and learn what you should expect.
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Adult ADHD: Finding The Right Therapy
With the right therapeutic approach, you can grow the skills you need to thrive with ADHD. Find out how to make the right choices for you.
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What Happens When You Stop Your ADHD Meds
Some people decide not to take medications for ADHD. Learn about some of the strategies that work for them.
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ADHD in Young Adults
Signs of ADHD usually start to show in early childhood and continue into adulthood. But sometimes ADHD isn’t caught or diagnosed until someone is a young adult. The symptoms of adult ADHD might not be as obvious as those in children, but they’re similar.
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ADHD Medication ODs Rising in U.S. Kids, Teens
The researchers called for greater efforts to identify kids at risk for overdose, and more education on safe storage of prescription and over-the-counter medications for parents and caregivers.
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Could Mom's Thyroid Levels Influence ADHD in Kids?
The study found that children born to mothers with low thyroid hormone levels during the first trimester of pregnancy had a 28% increased risk of being diagnosed with ADHD later.
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Black Children at Higher Odds for ADHD
In a review of 21 previously published U.S. studies, which included nearly 155,000 Black children in the United States, researchers found that 14.5% of these children had ADHD.
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Report Reveals Link Between Poverty, ADHD
Nearly 19% of children living in families below the federal poverty level had a diagnosis of ADHD or a learning disability, compared with about 13% of families at or above the poverty level, the new report shows
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ADHD Rates Doubled Among U.S. Adults Over 10 Years
However, the rate among children remains much higher than in adults.
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Youngest in Classroom Diagnosed More Often With ADHD, Other Problems
The investigators found that children born in the last quarter of a school year were 36% more likely than kids born in the first quarter of a school year to be diagnosed with ADHD.
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What Is Your Non-ADHD Partner Thinking?
If you have ADHD, you may sense your partner is sometimes frustrated by your behavior, but you might not know exactly what's bothering her -- or what to do about it. Everyone's different, but there are some common things like disorganization, forgetfulness, or blurting out your thoughts, that can trigger friction.
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A Media Avalanche is Burying Our Attention Spans
The study feeds into an ongoing debate about the effects the electronic revolution of the past 3 decades has had on how our brains work.
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Psychosis Risk Varies With ADHD Meds, Still Small
In the study, people who took amphetamines, like Adderall and Vyvanse, seemed to carry a relatively greater risk than the methylphenidates Ritalin and Concerta.
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ADHD Meds Safe With Epilepsy, Study Finds
A study published last year in the journal Neurology found no evidence that taking ADHD medication increased seizure risk in people with and without epilepsy.
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Autism, ADHD Tied to Raised Risk in Siblings
Younger siblings of children with autism have a 30-fold increased relative risk they'll be diagnosed with autism themselves. They're also nearly four times as likely to be diagnosed with ADHD, researchers report.
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