LD News http://www.ldonline.org/ en-us LD OnLine Administrator hourly 1 http://backend.userland.com/rss ADHD Drugs Have No Long-Term Growth Effects: Study http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Drugs_Have_No_Long-Term_Growth_Effects%3A_Study Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:51:24 GMT Neither attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) nor medications used to treat it have a long-term impact on kids' growth, a new study published online in The Journal of Pediatrics suggests. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Drugs_Have_No_Long-Term_Growth_Effects%3A_Study ADHD Drugs Help Affected Kids in School http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Drugs_Help_Affected_Kids_in_School Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:10:14 GMT Grade schoolers who take medication for their ADHD can improve their long-term academic success, particularly in math and reading comprehension, compared to children with ADHD who do not take medication, according to a new study published today in the journal Pediatrics. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Drugs_Help_Affected_Kids_in_School ADHD Experts: What I Wish I Knew When I Was Diagnosed http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Experts%3A_What_I_Wish_I_Knew_When_I_Was_Diagnosed Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:11:57 GMT Receiving a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be overwhelming, confusing and liberating. Now you have a name for your longtime struggles. But you also might have many questions, such as: Where do I go from here? Clinicians and coaches who have ADHD reflect back on the days they were diagnosed, revealing the insights they wish they would've known.

]]> Receiving a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be overwhelming, confusing and liberating. Now you have a name for your longtime struggles. But you also might have many questions, such as: Where do I go from here? Clinicians and coaches who have ADHD reflect back on the days they were diagnosed, revealing the insights they wish they would've known. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Experts%3A_What_I_Wish_I_Knew_When_I_Was_Diagnosed ADHD Gene Doesn't Predict Response to Drugs http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Gene_Doesn%27t_Predict_Response_to_Drugs Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:04:02 GMT Canadian researchers report that their discovery of a gene variant that seems to affect the severity of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder did not help them predict which patients are likely to respond to a class of drugs widely used to treat the disorder. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Gene_Doesn%27t_Predict_Response_to_Drugs ADHD Genetics Sometimes Beneficial http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Genetics_Sometimes_Beneficial Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:20:37 GMT A study in Kenya finds that those with genes associated with ADHD who still live a nomadic life are actually more fit, but those who have adopted a more settled life are less fit. Cynthia Graber reports in this podcast. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Genetics_Sometimes_Beneficial ADHD Group Helps Children, Parents Deal with Illness http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Group_Helps_Children%2C_Parents_Deal_with_Illness Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:33:28 GMT It can be as hard for the parents to deal with the illness. For those parents a new ADHD support group started Tuesday at St. John's United Methodist Church. The parent-initiated group is intended to provide support for the families of children with ADHD to help them access resources, work effectively with schools and maintain a healthy and supporting home environment. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Group_Helps_Children%2C_Parents_Deal_with_Illness ADHD in Adults: A Real and Treatable Medical Disorder http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_in_Adults%3A_A_Real_and_Treatable_Medical_Disorder Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:17:30 GMT We all know friends, coworkers or family members who are disorganized, always late for appointments, and constantly starting tasks and not finishing them. You may even recognize these behaviors in yourself and may sometimes feel that people think you're lazy, unfocused, or irresponsible, when you know that's not the case. If this sounds familiar to you, you may have a real medical disorder called Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_in_Adults%3A_A_Real_and_Treatable_Medical_Disorder ADHD in the Workplace http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_in_the_Workplace Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:01:00 GMT For entrepreneur Kevin Lofgren, 41, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has been both a blessing and a curse. Although he got along just fine socially by being entertaining and the life of the party, he wasn't well respected for his intellect or performance in school. He got a job after college, then later founded Farstar, a technology-based creative marketing firm in Frisco.

]]> For entrepreneur Kevin Lofgren, 41, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has been both a blessing and a curse. Although he got along just fine socially by being entertaining and the life of the party, he wasn't well respected for his intellect or performance in school. He got a job after college, then later founded Farstar, a technology-based creative marketing firm in Frisco. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_in_the_Workplace ADHD in Women and Girls: The Importance of Early Diagnosis http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_in_Women_and_Girls%3A_The_Importance_of_Early_Diagnosis Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:00:00 GMT Women and girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) are not only less frequently diagnosed than their male counterparts. ADD/ADHD girls and women often require gender-specific treatments to help manage symptoms, succeed at school and work, and have successful relationships. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_in_Women_and_Girls%3A_The_Importance_of_Early_Diagnosis ADHD in Women: Is There a Role for Meditation? http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_in_Women%3A_Is_There_a_Role_for_Meditation%3F Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:30:50 GMT Washington Post Magazine article called "Scattered," Brigid Shulte deals with an important topic: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among women. The subject is important for many reasons. The problem Schulte outlines in her article is all too familiar to me in my psychiatric practice in the D.C. metropolitan area. Often I end up treating the mothers of schoolchildren (mostly boys), who have been referred to me for all the expected difficulties that such young people have at school. ]]> In a recent Washington Post Magazine article called "Scattered," Brigid Shulte deals with an important topic: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among women. The subject is important for many reasons. The problem Schulte outlines in her article is all too familiar to me in my psychiatric practice in the D.C. metropolitan area. Often I end up treating the mothers of schoolchildren (mostly boys), who have been referred to me for all the expected difficulties that such young people have at school. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_in_Women%3A_Is_There_a_Role_for_Meditation%3F ADHD Increasingly Common in Older Children, CDC Says http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Increasingly_Common_in_Older_Children%2C_CDC_Says Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:33:41 GMT More older children are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, while the rate is holding steady for children under 12, according to a government report released Wednesday. Some experts called the finding surprising, noting that most childhood diagnoses traditionally occur by age 11. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Increasingly_Common_in_Older_Children%2C_CDC_Says ADHD Med Shortage Puts Squeeze on Parents http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Med_Shortage_Puts_Squeeze_on_Parents Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:00:15 GMT Jason Greene can easily predict which customers ask for Ritalin or Adderall. Their faces are new to him, but their anxious looks have become familiar. "The parents do get a little rattled sometimes when they are trying to help their children," said Greene, a pharmacist at Reeves-Sain Drug Store in Murfreesboro. The independent pharmacy has picked up new customers due to a shortage of ADHD medicines that has parents scurrying from drug store to drug store as if competing in a poker run. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Med_Shortage_Puts_Squeeze_on_Parents ADHD Medication Can Slow Growth in Teenage Boys, Study Finds http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Medication_Can_Slow_Growth_in_Teenage_Boys%2C_Study_Finds Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:27:56 GMT Adolescent boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to be shorter and slimmer than their same-age peers, according to a new study published in the Medical Journal of Australia.

]]> Adolescent boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to be shorter and slimmer than their same-age peers, according to a new study published in the Medical Journal of Australia. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Medication_Can_Slow_Growth_in_Teenage_Boys%2C_Study_Finds ADHD Medication: Can Your Child Go Without? http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Medication%3A_Can_Your_Child_Go_Without%3F Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:03:09 GMT Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can be a distressing diagnosis, but families have more treatment options than they might realize. Behavioral therapy for ADHD — and parent retraining, too — can be good alternatives to medication. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Medication%3A_Can_Your_Child_Go_Without%3F ADHD Medications Improve Decision-Making, But Are They Being Over Used? http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Medications_Improve_Decision-Making%2C_But_Are_They_Being_Over_Used%3F Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:31:01 GMT The latest studies show that while attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs can be effective, some kids may be wrongly diagnosed — and therefore inappropriately treated — with the stimulant medications.

]]> The latest studies show that while attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs can be effective, some kids may be wrongly diagnosed — and therefore inappropriately treated — with the stimulant medications. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Medications_Improve_Decision-Making%2C_But_Are_They_Being_Over_Used%3F ADHD Meds Could Fight Drug Abuse http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Meds_Could_Fight_Drug_Abuse Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:05:39 GMT Studies have long shown that children with ADHD are more likely than those without attention problems to experiment with drugs. So, is it the exposure to stimulant medication or is it ADHD — a disorder frequently accompanied by problems of impulse-control — that makes a kid more likely to abuse drugs? As the first generation of youngsters to be diagnosed and medicated in large numbers grows into adulthood, answers are becoming clearer. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Meds_Could_Fight_Drug_Abuse ADHD Might Raise Kids' Obesity Risk http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Might_Raise_Kids%27_Obesity_Risk Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:24:13 GMT Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at a 50 percent higher risk for being overweight if they are not taking medication for the condition, a new study finds. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Might_Raise_Kids%27_Obesity_Risk ADHD Misdiagnosis http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Misdiagnosis_ Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:04:44 GMT The story of a child whose symptoms resulted in a diagnosis of ADHD. But further checking revealed he had a tick-borne bacterial illness. He had bartonella, which caused his rage and temper flare-ups, and babesia, which caused him to feel miserable. With medication, including antibiotics, "I feel a lot better," said Kenney. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Misdiagnosis_ ADHD Not a Lack of Intelligence, Psychologist Says http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Not_a_Lack_of_Intelligence%2C_Psychologist_Says Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:53:36 GMT Last week at a meeting of South Carolina's Oconee Alliance, school psychologist Bridget Briley didn't just talk about Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) — she let the audience experience the condition themselves. Attendees were asked to read a brief text, projected overhead, within a couple of minutes. The text, however, was interrupted every few seconds with flashing images. A soccer game. Windows. Bright white light. The effect made the assignment almost impossible. After time elapsed, the audience was asked to take a brief quiz. The result: failure. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Not_a_Lack_of_Intelligence%2C_Psychologist_Says ADHD Persists into Adulthood, Study Finds http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Persists_into_Adulthood%2C_Study_Finds Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:00:15 GMT Picture someone with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, and you probably conjure up an image of an elementary school-age boy. But an analysis of data from the first large, population-based study to follow kids through to adulthood shows that the neurobehavioral disorder rarely goes away with age.

ADHD doesn't go away with adulthood, one study finds. Our focus should be on strategies, not a cure.

]]> Picture someone with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, and you probably conjure up an image of an elementary school-age boy. But an analysis of data from the first large, population-based study to follow kids through to adulthood shows that the neurobehavioral disorder rarely goes away with age. ADHD doesn't go away with adulthood, one study finds. Our focus should be on strategies, not a cure. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Persists_into_Adulthood%2C_Study_Finds