Articles in ADHD
Close to 38% of the adult American population turns to complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) for treating what ails them and a growing number of parents allow their children to use them, too, according to the recently released results of…
In April, the CS Mott Children’s Hospital, a part of the University of Michigan, conducted a poll of adults to determine the issues that most concern them about the health and well-being of the nation’s children. Of the 20 issues…
There are many treatment options available to help families bring peace into the home and soothe ADHD children from the many troubling symptoms of the disorder. Unfortunately, medicine works with children the same way it does with adults - everyone…
The American Heart Association (AHA) has just issued a statement that advises using an electrocardiogram (ECG) before beginning treatment using stimulant drugs in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) whenever possible. The full statement is available in the online…
Although more common in little boys, ADHD does affect little girls, too, and new research is showing that it affects girls differently than it does boys, especially once the girls reach adolescence.















