ADD/ADHD News

Analysis of national data indicated adverse childhood experiences were more common among children with ADHD than those without the developmental disorder.

Lifetime prevalence of ADHD was 9% among adolescents aged 13 to 18 years and past-year prevalence was 4.1% among adults in the U.S., according to the NIMH.

Homework performance significantly improved among children with ADHD who received behavior treatment focused on homework, while typical ADHD medication had no significant effect on homework performance.

Recent findings on suicide in elementary school-aged children suggest a need for common and developmentally-specific suicide prevention strategies for this age group.

Racial and ethnic disparities in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder medication persisted because of fewer diagnoses and treatments in African-American and Latino children as opposed to overdiagnoses and treatments in white children, according to study findings.

Children exposed to acetaminophen through maternal consumption during pregnancy were at an increased risk for developing difficult behavioral symptoms, according to recently published data.

The AAP’s Council on Early Childhood and Council on School Health recently released a policy statement that supported pediatricians’ role in optimizing school readiness in children by identifying physical, emotional and social factors that can adversely affect performance in school.

Avoiding an unhealthy diet while pregnant may reduce the risk for ADHD symptoms in early-onset persistent youth, due to lower DNA methylation of the insulin-like growth factor 2 gene in the offspring, according to data published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

Pharmacological treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder significantly reduced the probability of adolescents contracting STDs, abusing drugs and alcohol, and becoming injured, according to recent research.

College students who misused prescription stimulants were more likely to have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, substance use disorder and overall dysfunction, according to recent findings.