LearningRx1 ADHD | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 25

Colleges making it harder to get ADHD meds

Apr 30, 2013 by

Some are now requiring that students go through a lengthy approval process that includes two months of testing and paperwork, as well signing a formal contracting promising that they’ll submit to drug testing, see a therapist every month and...

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ADHD stays through adulthood for many

Mar 4, 2013 by

A new large study has found that ADHD often doesn’t go away when kids become adults, and that kids with ADHD are more likely to have other psychiatric disorders as adults. They’re also more likely to commit suicide and...

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Meds don’t benefit preschoolers with ADHD

Feb 11, 2013 by

Six years after being diagnosed with ADHD as preschoolers, about 90% of kids in one study still struggled with impulse control, over-activity or inattentiveness – despite treatment (medication for 2/3 of them)....

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Kids with ADHD have nearly 50% less tryptophan

Dec 22, 2012 by

A study in Sweden found that kids with ADHD have nearly 50% less tryptophan, an amino acid (protein) which helps produce dopamine, serotonin and noradrenaline....

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Treating ADHD before speech therapy helps stutterers

Aug 25, 2012 by

Did you know that most children who stutter also have ADHD symptoms? Doctors who co-authored the report on the correlation say that the addressing attention skills BEFORE trying speech therapy can help....

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Teens with ADHD more likely to start smoking

Aug 21, 2012 by

Here’s another reason ADHD puts your teen at risk: they’re more likely to start smoking.  A new study showed that kids who were treated for ADHD had a lower rate of smoking....

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Kids with ADHD have development delay in prefrontal cortex

Aug 3, 2012 by

You peaked in high school! (Your prefrontal cortex, that is.) The National Institute of Health has found that kids with ADHD experience developmental delay in frontal regions of the brain. “Normal” kids hit 50% peak in the right prefrontal...

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