ADHD linked with smaller brain volumes not bad parenting: research
8 years, 1 month ago

ADHD linked with smaller brain volumes not bad parenting: research

Dutch News  

People with ADHD have smaller brain volumes, so it should be considered a brain disorder, researchers from the Radboud teaching hospital in Nijmegen have told Trouw. An international study, published in Lancet Psychiatry on Thursday and led by the university’s Barbara Franke, suggests that people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have five smaller areas of the brain, particularly children. The researchers concluded that a delay in brain development is typical of the condition, hoping the analysis would stop people associating it with ‘difficult children’ or bad parenting. Lead researcher Martine Hoogman told Trouw that the study suggests children with ADHD have brains that mature later: ‘I hope that above all the study removes stigmatisation,’ she told the paper.

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ADHD should not be treated as a disorder
1 month, 2 weeks ago

ADHD should not be treated as a disorder

Live Mint  

NOT LONG ago, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder was thought to affect only school-aged boys—the naughty ones who could not sit still in class and were always getting into trouble. Its symptoms often overlap with those of autism, dyslexia and other conditions that, like ADHD, are thought to be caused by how the brain develops. The characteristics around which the ADHD diagnostic …

If So Many People Have ADHD, Is It Really A Disorder?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

If So Many People Have ADHD, Is It Really A Disorder?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Over the past few years, an increasing number of adults are getting ADHD diagnoses. One study published in 2022 analyzed popular TikTok videos about ADHD and found that 52% of the videos, most of which were not created by healthcare providers, qualified as “misleading.” It all comes down to executive function The term “executive function” refers to …

Rise in diagnoses is prompting more US adults to ask: 'Do I have ADHD?'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rise in diagnoses is prompting more US adults to ask: 'Do I have ADHD?'

Hindustan Times  

Allison Burk's teenage daughter struggled with uncontrolled emotions, a shrinking attention span and a growing tendency to procrastinate. A recent study suggested that more than 15 million U.S. adults have been diagnosed with ADHD. A recent study suggested that more than 15 million U.S. adults — roughly 1 in 17 — have been diagnosed with ADHD. “We haven’t had adult …

‘Do I have ADHD?’: The number of people asking is skyrocketing
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Do I have ADHD?’: The number of people asking is skyrocketing

The Independent  

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Adults with ADHD may die up to 11 years younger, new research finds
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Adults with ADHD may die up to 11 years younger, new research finds

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The new research found that those with ADHD could die between four and a half …

Rise in diagnoses is prompting more US adults to ask: ‘Do I have ADHD?’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rise in diagnoses is prompting more US adults to ask: ‘Do I have ADHD?’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Allison Burk’s teenage daughter struggled with uncontrolled emotions, a shrinking attention span and a growing tendency to procrastinate. Diagnoses have been rising Diagnoses have been climbing in both kids and adults, and the recent government report found adult ADHD was more common than earlier estimates. “We haven’t had adult ADHD data in a long time,” said one …

Growing impact of ADHD on children: Expert shares reasons, tips to manage
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Growing impact of ADHD on children: Expert shares reasons, tips to manage

Hindustan Times  

ADHD, also known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, is a common neurodevelopmental disorder, usually affecting children. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Praveen Gupta, Principal Director & Chief of Neurology, Fortis Hospital, said, “ADHD is a significant cause of poor exam and scholastic performance in children in school, and unfortunately, it is not properly diagnosed.” Impact of ADHD on …

Researchers are questioning if ADHD should be seen as a disorder
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Researchers are questioning if ADHD should be seen as a disorder

Live Mint  

It is "like being inside a pinball machine with a hundred balls,” says Lucy. Graphic: The Economist The number of ADHD diagnoses is rising fast in many countries, among children as well as adults like Lucy, Phillip and Sarah, who were all diagnosed in their 30s. Two people with ADHD may exhibit similar symptoms caused by entirely different underlying psychological …

8 myths about ADHD and how to handle it
4 months, 2 weeks ago

8 myths about ADHD and how to handle it

Live Mint  

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder affects millions worldwide, yet myths surrounding it persist, hindering understanding and stigmatising those who live with the disorder. Contrary to popular belief, ADHD isn’t a behavioural problem but a neurological one and management requires a combination of therapy, medication, lifestyle changes and routines. Dr. Shambhavi Jaiman and Dr. Samir Parikh from the department of Mental Health & Behavioural …

How A Teacher’s Observation Led To My Child’s ADHD Diagnosis
6 months, 2 weeks ago

How A Teacher’s Observation Led To My Child’s ADHD Diagnosis

Huff Post  

The author and her daughter after many years of a struggle for answers Photo Courtesy Of Lisa McCarty In the Fall of 2022, I stood barefoot on my deck, phone in my ear, brown leaves gathered around my feet, listening to my daughter’s fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Barlow. Melissa Danielson, a statistician with the CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects …

Unravelling the complexity of ADHD
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Unravelling the complexity of ADHD

Firstpost  

Mental health conditions are complex, and rarely travel alone. Among the diversity of mental health conditions, one of the most diagnosed across age and gender is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Public perception of mental health has experienced a shift in recent years, thanks in part to public figures, like Olympian gymnast Simone Biles, who stepped away from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics for …

ADHD: Factors that influence the symptoms; therapist explains
8 months, 2 weeks ago

ADHD: Factors that influence the symptoms; therapist explains

Hindustan Times  

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, also known as ADHD, is the mental condition where a person struggles with attention, impulsiveness and hyperactivity. “Why do some people struggle deeply with their ADHD symptoms while others seem to experience significantly less impact, maybe even claiming it as their superpower,” wrote Therapist Meredith Carder. The Therapist further explained the factors that influence the impact of ADHD …

CDC report finds 1 in 9 American kids has been diagnosed with ADHD
10 months ago

CDC report finds 1 in 9 American kids has been diagnosed with ADHD

NPR  

CDC report finds 1 in 9 American kids has been diagnosed with ADHD A new CDC report finds that in 2022, over 7 million children and adolescents in the U.S. had gotten an ADHD diagnosis at some point in their lives. A new report from federal researchers finds that one out of every nine kids have been diagnosed with ADHD …

NHS will probe unprecedented rise in children and adults being told they have ADHD amid fears mental disorder is being overdiagnosed
11 months, 3 weeks ago

NHS will probe unprecedented rise in children and adults being told they have ADHD amid fears mental disorder is being overdiagnosed

Daily Mail  

The NHS is launching a new taskforce to examine a concerning rise in adults and children being diagnosed with ADHD. Love Island's Olivia Atwood said ADHD made her 'constantly overwhelmed' The number of patients on medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has doubled in six years, with 230,000 in England taking the drugs last year. Ben Fogle, who has previously …

One in SEVEN boys under 17 have been diagnosed with ADHD - as doctors slam 'preposterously high' figure that is four-fold the prevalence in the UK
1 year ago

One in SEVEN boys under 17 have been diagnosed with ADHD - as doctors slam 'preposterously high' figure that is four-fold the prevalence in the UK

Daily Mail  

One in seven boys now have attention-deficit hyperactive disorder in the US, a shocking Government report suggests — as diagnoses surge to up to triple those in European nations. The above chart shows ADHD rates in the US compared to other countries In, Germany rates among boys are around six percent, according to a 2019 study from researchers at the …

Kate Silverton says being too quick to diagnose children with ADHD can be 'debilitating' for them
1 year ago

Kate Silverton says being too quick to diagnose children with ADHD can be 'debilitating' for them

Daily Mail  

We shouldn't be so quick to diagnose children with ADHD as such 'labels' can be 'debilitating', Kate Silverton has said. The newsreader-turned-child therapist has warned against prematurely putting children on ADHD medication as they may simply be struggling to deal with difficult emotions. 'I know for parents it is terribly distressing when their children are behaving in ways which they …

Parents can help prevent development of ADHD symptoms in their kids: Study
1 year, 1 month ago

Parents can help prevent development of ADHD symptoms in their kids: Study

India TV News  

A recent study conducted by a University of Waterloo researcher suggests that parents of young children with an excitable or exuberant temperament can play a crucial role in moderating the potential development of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder by modifying their parenting style. Dr Henderson explains that a combination of traits labelled as ‘exuberance’ in child temperament, including high excitement, curiosity, and …

Like Sheridan Smith I was diagnosed with adult ADHD – it helped makes sense of a lot of things
1 year, 1 month ago

Like Sheridan Smith I was diagnosed with adult ADHD – it helped makes sense of a lot of things

The Independent  

When I saw a headline last year in which the psychotherapist and author Philippa Perry called ADHD “fashionable”, my heart sank. But it was her suggestion that ADHD was somehow trend-led, or “the mental health term on everyone’s lips”, taking over from “bipolar disorder that was once the ‘fashionable’ condition to have” that made it so upsetting to many people …

I'm a psychologist - these ADHD symptoms might NOT mean what you think
1 year, 5 months ago

I'm a psychologist - these ADHD symptoms might NOT mean what you think

Daily Mail  

Experts warn people 'over rely' and 'over interpret' TikTok videos about ADHD Classic signs of ADHD are also symptoms of anxiety and depression, doctors say Videos detailing how your common habits may be actually ADHD symptoms have amassed billions of views on TikTok. TikTok influencer @cobywatts_, who has 1.4million followers, suggests waiting for adverts and being put on hold are …

ADHD: Inattention and hyperactivity have been the focus of research – but emotional problems may be the missing link
1 year, 9 months ago

ADHD: Inattention and hyperactivity have been the focus of research – but emotional problems may be the missing link

The Hindu  

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is one of the most common mental health disorders in children, affecting 7.2% of people under the age of 18 worldwide. In our new study, published in Nature Medicine with colleagues at Fudan University in China, we identified a general brain basis – that we call the Neuropsychopathological Factor – underlying symptoms of multiple mental health …

Study Finds Variations in Brain Activity of Children With And Without ADHD
2 years, 8 months ago

Study Finds Variations in Brain Activity of Children With And Without ADHD

News 18  

It’s not simply a professional skill to multitask. UNC scientists led by senior author Weili Lin, PhD, director of the UNC Biomedical Research Imaging Center, wanted to find out what’s happening throughout the brain when executive function, particularly cognitive flexibility, is off line. Lin and colleagues used functional magnetic resonance imaging to study the neural flexibility of 180 children diagnosed …

How ADHD impacts a child’s brain
2 years, 8 months ago

How ADHD impacts a child’s brain

Live Mint  

It's not simply a professional skill to multitask. UNC scientists led by senior author Weili Lin, PhD, director of the UNC Biomedical Research Imaging Center, wanted to find out what's happening throughout the brain when executive function, particularly cognitive flexibility, is off line. Lin and colleagues used functional magnetic resonance imaging to study the neural flexibility of 180 children diagnosed …

Our view of ADHD needs to change – the disorder presents differently in women and girls
3 years, 8 months ago

Our view of ADHD needs to change – the disorder presents differently in women and girls

The Independent  

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Is it harder for girls with ADHD to be diagnosed?
3 years, 10 months ago

Is it harder for girls with ADHD to be diagnosed?

The Independent  

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Four common myths about ADHD — from an expert with lived experience
3 years, 10 months ago

Four common myths about ADHD — from an expert with lived experience

ABC  

It's a condition that's under-diagnosed in adults – and is often missed in women in particular. Often, the person with ADHD "afterwards will fully remember what they did and be really horribly remorseful or embarrassed and think, 'why on earth did I do that?,' and feel a lot of shame," Dr Derrick says. Myth: Poor parenting causes ADHD "I hear …

Child ADHD is on the rise, but many of these diagnoses may be unnecessary or harmful
3 years, 11 months ago

Child ADHD is on the rise, but many of these diagnoses may be unnecessary or harmful

ABC  

During my daughter's challenging first year of school, we discovered how much effort it took her to sit and learn. However, my newly published study in JAMA Network Open finds these increases in ADHD diagnoses may be largely due to children like my daughter, whose behaviours fall within a normal range. In the US, for example, almost half of all …

WHAT IS ADHD?
5 years, 10 months ago

WHAT IS ADHD?

Daily Mail  

A combination of medication and therapy is usually recommended to relieve symptoms and make day-to-day life easier. Katie Price reveals she has been diagnosed with ADHD as she says it explains why she's 'never understood the consequences of her actions' Katie Price has revealed she has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and is receiving therapy to manage the. …

ADHD treatment may be needed by hundreds of thousands more children, experts suggest
6 years, 7 months ago

ADHD treatment may be needed by hundreds of thousands more children, experts suggest

The Independent  

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Millions of kids on ADHD meds decide their treatment as adults
6 years, 9 months ago

Millions of kids on ADHD meds decide their treatment as adults

CNN  

Story highlights Once some children move farther from home, they are less likely are to continue taking medication Behavioral modification techniques for ADHD symptoms include exercise, healthy eating and meditation CNN — When Erin Delaney March was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, she was 8 years old. Group one, as he defines it, is children who became …

People With ADHD Have Different Brains
8 years, 1 month ago

People With ADHD Have Different Brains

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The largest-ever brain imaging study on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has led scientists to say the condition should be considered a neurological disorder, not just a behavioral one. The brain structures of children with ADHD differ in small but significant ways from those of normally developing children, according to the findings, which were published online in the …

ADHD linked with smaller brain volumes not bad parenting: research
8 years, 1 month ago

ADHD linked with smaller brain volumes not bad parenting: research

Dutch News  

People with ADHD have smaller brain volumes, so it should be considered a brain disorder, researchers from the Radboud teaching hospital in Nijmegen have told Trouw. An international study, published in Lancet Psychiatry on Thursday and led by the university’s Barbara Franke, suggests that people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have five smaller areas of the brain, particularly children. The …

Smaller brains linked to ADHD diagnoses: Dutch researchers
8 years, 1 month ago

Smaller brains linked to ADHD diagnoses: Dutch researchers

NL Times  

The brains of people with ADHD are smaller in five regions than the brains of people without ADHD, according to a new international neuro-imaging study led by Dutch researcher Barbara Franke of the Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen. The researchers looked at the brain volume of 1,713 people with ADHD and 1,529 people with out ADHD aged between 4 …

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder emerges in adulthood for some
8 years, 10 months ago

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder emerges in adulthood for some

Hindustan Times  

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is widely considered a condition that affects children, but some people may not develop it until they become adults, international researchers said Wednesday. Two separate studies from Britain and Brazil, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry, suggest that late-onset ADHD may be its own distinct disorder, since many young adults diagnosed with …

Did you know academic stress in kids can spur ADHD?
9 years ago

Did you know academic stress in kids can spur ADHD?

Firstpost  

A new study says increasing academic stress on younger children is likely to be the reason behind the high prevalence of attention-deficit disorder New York: If you are in the rat race to make your toddler an over-achiever, then be cautious. According to a new study, the increasing academic stress on younger children is likely to be the reason behind …

ADHD: 'Being different is not an illness'
9 years, 3 months ago

ADHD: 'Being different is not an illness'

The Independent  

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Kids having ADHD disorder may have bad memory in adulthood too!
9 years, 6 months ago

Kids having ADHD disorder may have bad memory in adulthood too!

India TV News  

London: Adolescents diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder may perform poorly in memory tests compared to their peers even in adulthood, suggests new research. The researchers followed 49 adolescents diagnosed with ADHD at age 16, to examine their brain structure and memory function in young adulthood, aged between 20-24 years, compared to a control group of 34 young adults. The results …

Hyper parents spot ADHD disorder
10 years, 10 months ago

Hyper parents spot ADHD disorder

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: More than 70 per cent of young parents are now seeking medical aid for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder for their children, a survey revealed. In 200 cases recorded at psychological wellness centre Dhriti Enabling Psychological Wellness, parents had demanded medication for their kids for ADHD, even though they were found to be without ADHD. Since the children are already …

More Children Are Being Medicated For ADHD Than Before
11 years, 4 months ago

More Children Are Being Medicated For ADHD Than Before

NPR  

More Children Are Being Medicated For ADHD Than Before iStockphoto The number of children being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is on the rise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 11 percent of children in the United States between the ages of 4 and 17 have been diagnosed with the condition at some point, CDC …

A much misunderstood problem
12 years ago

A much misunderstood problem

The Hindu  

A preschooler who tears through the house like a tornado, a 4-year-old who talks incessantly and blurts out the answer even before hearing the full question, a 6-year-old who butts into a game and is surprised when the others reject him, an 8-year-old day-dreamer who is never able to find her homework folder, and is unable to focus for long …

Attention deficit disorder often lasts past childhood, study says
12 years ago

Attention deficit disorder often lasts past childhood, study says

LA Times  

Childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder frequently persists into adulthood, bringing heightened risks of additional psychiatric issues and nearly five times the risk of suicide, according to a 20-year study that followed children diagnosed with the disorder. “The last thing we want to do is frighten parents and children, but we have to stop trivializing ADHD and start taking it seriously,” …

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