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ADHD meds - what's the dope on them?
One of the biggest questions circulating around the ADHD community is about using medication for treatment. Many doctors are in favor of medication, even if the patient is a child, because there is...
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An ADHD diagnosis as an adult can make life easier
Adults with ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, often spend their lives spinning their wheels, forgetting things, being inappropriately impulsive, not being able to focus on tasks at...
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Shire Pharmaceuticals offers ADHD Scholarships for higher education
Shire Pharmaceuticals is offering 50 scholarships to adults with ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, looking to finish a higher degree and teens currently enrolled in a university,...
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Humor turns ADHD fear into freedom (Video)
“Humor eliminates fear, it brings people together,” said comedian Rick Green, in an interview about the show, “The Impact of Humor on ADHD,” in which he was recently featured on Attention Talk Radio....
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Free ADHD support calls offered by Kosierowski Group (Video)
On the first and third Tuesdays of every month, the Kosierowski Education Group is now offering free ADHD information and counseling by phone. The ADHD support calls are available to anyone who is...
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Don't let ADHD control daily life (Video)
Haven’t bought even one Christmas present yet? Leaving on vacation in a couple of days and don’t even know where your suitcase is? Just can’t seem to get to the gym for that one...
View ArticleObesity more prevalent among those with ADHD
Obesity is one the biggest health concerns in America today, and according to a 1990 study of overweight people who had difficulty shedding any weight at all, the rate of those with ADHD was five to...
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ADHD: It’s not just for kids anymore (Video)
You can’t find your keys. Again. The matching jacket to your suit is still at the dry cleaners because you forgot to pick it up. Again. You spend 20 minutes looking for your glasses before you realize...
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ADHD can be tested biologically, possibly more accurately
When testing for ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, in patients, most doctors look for empirical, or visual, evidence to make their diagnoses. They take surveys of family histories and...
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NPR’s ‘Talk of the Nation’ to discuss adult ADHD carrying over from childhood
Journalist Neal Conan will lead a discussion during NPR’s “Talk of the Nation,” at 3pm today, which will revolve around the findings of a recently released study conducted in Boston on the number of...
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NBC's 'Rock Center with Brian Williams' to air piece on ADHD tonight at 10
Many view ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, as primarily a children’s affliction, but many children carry their symptoms right on into adulthood, some of them not ever having been...
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ADHD drug Adderall 'trending' on Twitter
Adderall, a stimulant medication used to treat ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is currently “trending” on the social media venue Twitter. Trending refers to a substantial increase...
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ADHD Stigma Undeserved
Mental illness carries with it an undeserved stigma that makes those with disorders such as ADHD the impression that they are somehow, “broken,” or “defective.” On the contrary, there is ample...
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ADHD-friendly careers vary widely
There are few careers that those with ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, can't handle just as well as any other of their non-ADHD counterparts, albeit with perhaps a little extra...
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Sunlight may influence where ADHD is more prevalent
States like California, Colorado and Arizona have a high solar-intensity rate and about half the number of ADHD cases as do states with low solar-intensity rates. Sunny countries like Spain and Mexico...
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Breastfeeding may contribute to a lower incidence of ADHD (Video)
Breastfeeding may contribute to a lower incidence of ADHD in children, in addition to its already confirmed benefits of decreased risks of diabetes and certain cancers for mothers. Researchers from...
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ADHD website helps parents tackle back-to-school and other common ADHD issues...
Going back to school is a tumultuous time for both parents and children, but especially for those with ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Children with ADHD may have gone off...
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Diana Nyad serves as example of how exercise can help tame ADHD (Video)
Diana Nyad’s successful attempt at swimming the Florida Straits, to Key West, FL, from Cuba on Sept. 2, 2013, is the ultimate demonstration of how exercise can help you reach your goals, and those...
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Sleep patterns can influence ADHD symptoms
Sleep deprivation can amplify symptoms of ADHD in children by diminishing cognitive function and taxing an already challenged mind. Symptoms such as inattention and focus are compromised, sometimes to...
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Global ADHD Awareness Month steeped in projects aimed at just that -'Awareness'
Like the perfect cup of tea, people from around the world are combining their own blends of ADHD knowledge and success with others during this year’s Global ADHD Awareness Month, which runs through...
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