Tag: attention-deficit disorder

Study suggests brain activity is inherited, may inform treatment for ADHD, autism

From the Oregon Health & Science University press release: Every person has a distinct pattern of functional brain connectivity known as a connectotype, or brain fingerprint. A new study conducted at… Read more »

Study suggests school year ‘relative age’ may cause bias in ADHD diagnosis

From the University of Nottingham press release: Younger primary school children are more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than their older peers within the same… Read more »

Study suggests ADHD kids can be still, if they’re not straining their brains

From the University of Central Florida press release: How’s this for exasperating: Your ADHD child fidgets and squirms his way through school and homework, but seems laser-focused and motionless sitting in… Read more »

Inattentive kids show worse grades in later life

From the Frontiers press release: Researchers studied children with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and found that inattentiveness was linked to worse academic performance up to 10 years… Read more »

Study shows childhood psychiatric disorders increase risk for later adult addiction

From the Elsevier press release: Children’s health and well-being while growing up can be indicators of the potential health issues they may encounter years later. A study published in the… Read more »

How technology use affects at-risk adolescents

From the Duke University press release: More use of technology is linked to later increases in attention, behavior and self-regulation problems for adolescents already at risk for mental health issues,… Read more »

Exposure to racism harms children’s health

From the American Academy of Pediatrics press release: New research to be presented at the 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies 2017 Meeting illustrates the unhealthy effects racism can have on children,… Read more »

Brain cells show teamwork in short-term memory

From the University of Western Ontario press release: Nerve cells in our brains work together in harmony to store and retrieve short-term memory, and are not solo artists as previously… Read more »

Harnessing ADHD for business success

From the Technical University of Munich (TUM) press release: The symptoms of ADHD foster important traits associated with entrepreneurship. That conclusion was reached in a study conducted by an international team… Read more »