ADD/ADHD News

Kids with autism spectrum disorder and co-occurring ADHD had “high engagement” with a video-game based tool that delivered sensory and motor stimuli, according to findings recently published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

In a Danish population-based cohort study of almost 6 million people, researchers found that individuals with any mental disorder were at increased risk for comorbid mental disorders.

Offspring of women who used valproate during pregnancy were at greater risk for ADHD, according to findings recently published in JAMA Network Open.

Analysis of a large general population-based sample of Swedish twins revealed that genetic risk factors for psychiatric disorders — including autism, ADHD, tic disorders, intellectual disability, anxiety disorders and major depressive disorder — were associated with milder traits of these disorders.

Siblings born to a family after children with autism spectrum disorder or ADHD were more likely to be diagnosed with the same disorder as well as the other disorder, study findings reported.

Severe infections requiring hospitalization were linked to subsequent increased risk for hospitalization for any mental disorder and psychotropic medication use in Denmark, according to a nationwide cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Researchers identified previously uncharacterized genetic correlations between alcohol dependence and psychiatric disorders, according to study results published in Nature Neuroscience.

Insufficient sleep may cause impairments in daytime functioning among teenagers with ADHD, according to findings from a crossover sleep restriction/extension study.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Therapy putty may not help children and teenagers with ADHD focus or improve their academic performance, according to research presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition. However, the tool may be helpful for listening-based activities, researchers said.

ORLANDO, Fla. — In his session presented at Psych Congress, Anthony L. Rostain, MD, professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, talked about how to individualize treatment for children, teenagers and adults with ADHD.