Sleep which reports on a study of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and poor sleep efficiency.The researchers split 37 children with ADHD into two groups good sleepers and poor sleepers, based on testing.
If a child or adolescent needs treatment with medication for ADHD, ... factors that might make it difficult for the person to take the medicine at the right
A British TV show seems to have misinterpreted the conclusions from the multimodal treatment study. This has led to a media uproar about the fact that ADHD medicines don’t seem to work.
I posted that I learned a very important lesson about how awful it can feel to be judged by someone unjustly and how I could now better understand the issues that parents of kids with ADD and ADHD deal with on a regular basis.
ADHD The Good News - Back To School Edition
On April 24, 2008, the US Food and Drug Administration approved Lisdexamfetamine - known as Vyvanse - to be used for adult ADD and ADHD. Prior to this announcement, the medicine was just approved for use in children aged 6-12.
As a reader of my blog, I wanted to let you know that I will be on a talk radio show on Saturday December 8th, 2007 at 12 noon Eastern time (EST). I will be interviewed about ADD/ADHD. I believe this show will focus mostly on child and teen ADHD. It will be a call in show -so you can phone in if you like. I also believe that I will be asked questions about managing ADHD during the holidays
Pycnogenol is an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine tree. It was used in this study of 57 children who took either a placebo, or pycnogenol. Pycnogenol was found to reduce stress hormones in the children, and this led to a reduction in ADD/ADHD symptoms.
A new study was just published which documents that girls who have hyperactivity and aggression in childhood are much more likely to have significant problems in adult life.
Vyvanse is the newest medication to come out for ADD and ADHD in the USA. I have posted articles on Vyvanse, and many of my readers have shared their experiences with Vyvanse (over 50 comments) about whether Vyvanse works.
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