We need pipelines to train much needed specialists in psychology, speech pathology and occupational and physical therapy

[Excerpt] I had made my peace with all of that: I am who I am, and all I can do is try, I’d remind myself. Then my daughter was born, and all I felt about those four letters was shame. Shame — and a voice in my head telling me I had to do everything in my…

In the past ten years or so there has been a lot of interest to see if medicinal cannabis can help children with emotional and behavioural problems – the ones associated with conditions such as autism, ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) and Tourette syndrome. Australia’s drug regulator confirms doctors are prescribing medicinal cannabis for such conditions.…

While working at the NIH, she wrote “The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Washing,” a groundbreaking study of obsessive-compulsive disorder. She also researched childhood schizophrenia and ADHD.

Key Takeaways: In a nationwide Finnish cohort of more than 580,000 individuals, later age at ADHD diagnosis was consistently associated with lower GPA at aged 16 years. Individuals diagnosed with ADHD in adolescence were less likely to complete academic upper secondary education and more likely to experience school dropout by aged 20 years. Female patients…

Key point: Adult stimulant use peaked in young adulthood and resulted in significant shifts in prescribing patterns and service modalities, which underscores the need for alternative treatment approaches and more structured diagnostic evaluations in ADHD.

In some parts of the world, the number of girls diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is surpassing boys, according to new research − a trend we’ve not yet seen in the United States. In the study, published April 8 in JAMA, researchers found ADHD diagnoses in post-pandemic years among female adolescents and young adults in British…

TROUP COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities are investigating the possible theft of a student’s medication at Long Cane Elementary School after staff reported missing pills last month. According to a Troup County Sheriff’s Office report, Principal Christy Keeth contacted deputies on Feb. 24 after staff realized a student’s prescription medication could not be found.

As the rising popularity of herbal supplement use trickles down from adults to children and adolescents, there is a new question that pediatric nurse practitioners (NPs) should ask their patients: “What are you taking?” Amanda Johnson, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC/PC, acute care program director at Rush University, presented findings on herbal supplementation in pediatrics at the…

Key points: Those with ADHD may turn to food to cope with emotions or to address a dopamine shortage. Poor interoception may lead to not noticing hunger or fullness until it is extreme. Issues with executive functioning may create challenges with meal planning.

Children with ADHD who also experience severe emotional outbursts show distinct differences in brain structure and connectivity, according to a new study published in Psychological Medicine.

Key points: Friendship is a skill you can learn—it’s not inherent knowledge you missed out on. If making friends has been hard, know this: You’re not broken; your brain simply works differently. Making friends as an adult with ADHD requires knowing how your version of ADHD affects you specifically.