ADD/ADHD News

Racial and ethnic inequalities in rates of ADHD diagnosis remain despite overall increasing prevalence and incidence of adults diagnosed, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

Fetal acetaminophen exposure may increase a child’s risk for ADHD and autism spectrum disorder, according to results of a prospective cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Patients with autism spectrum disorder and co-occurring ADHD can safely and effectively take medication for ADHD, according to a study conducted in the Netherlands and published in Journal of Attention Disorders.

Between 2009 and 2017, approximately one in six children aged 3 to 17 years in the United States had a diagnosed developmental disability, according to updated prevalence estimates published in Pediatrics. Researchers noted increases specifically in the prevalence of ADHD, autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability.

Tim Wilens, MD, chief of the division of child and adolescent psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, spoke about the “exciting area” of recent findings on ADHD across patient lifespan in a video interview.

Women and girls with ADHD are significantly more likely to give birth as teenagers than those without ADHD, according to a nationwide cohort study conducted in Sweden and published in JAMA Network Open.

The AAP has updated its clinical practice ADHD guideline for the first time since 2011. The recommendations focus predominantly on evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of children aged 4 to 18 years.

Researchers identified metabolic signatures in baby teeth that were unique to ADHD, autism spectrum disorder and both neurodevelopment conditions, according to a study published in Translational Psychiatry.

Results of a population-based cohort study that included more than 1 million school-age children in the United Kingdom suggested that the youngest children in a school class were around 1.4 times more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD compared with the oldest children. Researchers also noted that these children were 1.3 times more likely to be diagnosed with intellectual disability and depression.

Children born to mothers with anxiety during pregnancy and a few years after birth were more likely to have hyperactivity when they were 16 years old, according to study findings presented at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Congress.