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ADHD in India: A Portrait of A Complex Condition

...be a desire to fly under the radar, doctors said, at the cost of proper treatment. The complexity of ADHD is in large part responsible. ADHD in India: A complex...

By Mihika Mirchandani

ADD and ADHD May Sound Similar, but They’re Not Interchangeable

...However, the American Psychiatry Association only recognizes ADHD; ADD is an old term now known clinically as inattentive ADHD and classified as a subset of ADHD. ADHD, according to the...

People With ADHD are More Prone to Physical Ailments Than Those Without

...assessed 258,662 German children who were diagnosed with ADHD between ages 5 and 14 and compared their health with approximately the same number of children who did not have ADHD....

By Anubhuti Matta

Why People Living With ADHD Are Often Misjudged As ‘Lazy’

...the task they’re doing. But really, a person with ADHD “may try really, really hard but still can’t tackle what they want to accomplish.” However, calling people living with ADHD...

By Devrupa Rakshit

New Study Links ADHD to Delayed Brain Development

In the latest in ADHD news, a new study, published this month in The Lancet, adds to the growing body of evidence that ADHD in children is the result of...

By Liesl Goecker

ADHD Might Be Three Different Conditions, Not One

...educational communities think about and treat ADHD. “This study found evidence that clearly supports the idea that ADHD-diagnosed adolescents are not all the same neurobiologically,” said the study’s lead author,...

Gender Norms Cause Parents, Doctors to Miss Girls’ Signs of ADHD, Autism

...The Swaddle: What It’s Like To Live With: Adult ADHD “Women with ADHD appear to experience more psychological distress and have lower self-esteem than men with ADHD. So lack of...

By Anubhuti Matta

Do Kids with Autism, ADHD Need Different Screen Time Rules?

...complete a task,” Radesky notes, before offering tips on how to do just that for kids with autism and ADHD: Screen time tips for kids with autism, ADHD Make screen...

By The Swaddle Team

New Research Suggests ADHD May Be a Sleep Disorder

...link between sleep problems and ADHD is clear, but its nature isn’t: “Does ADHD cause sleeplessness, or does sleeplessness cause ADHD?” she said. If the latter, treatment for ADHD, which...

Parents of Kids With Autism, ADHD, Should Watch for Red Flags in Siblings, Experts Suggest

...of children with ADHD were 13 times more likely to have an ADHD diagnosis. Younger siblings were also slightly more likely to develop the other condition. “This really provides support...

By Anubhuti Matta

Down to Business

How I Have Sex: ‘ADHD Makes Me Impatient, Which Sometimes Leads to Disappointing Sex’

...intimacy and desire while living with ADHD. The first time I jerked off was when I was eight years old and was watching Bend It! Like Beckham. I saw Keira...

By The Swaddle Team

For Families of Kids with Autism, ADHD, Society Is More Difficult Than the Parenting

...the many problems parents face when it comes to raising a child with special needs, especially children with ADHD or autism. * Children with special needs like ADHD and autism...

By Anubhuti Matta

All Eyes On You

What It’s Like To Live With: Adult ADHD

...time — and these are not the only problems I have as an adult suffering from ADHD [Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder]. I’m pretty convinced that I’ve had it since childhood...

By Anubhuti Matta

Unintended Legacies

Grandchildren of Women Treated With DES During Pregnancy More Prone to ADHD

...Mailman School of Public Health and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found a heightened prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among the male and female grandchildren...

By Liesl Goecker

emotional health

Medicating Children for Mental Health Disorders

...disorders, or mild depression, talk therapy is recommended; for bipolar disorder, tic disorders, ADHD, psychotic disorders, or severe depression, medication is needed. For depression and ADHD, a combination of both...

By Dr. Pervin Dadachanji

The Fidget Spinner Controversy

...device for people who are easily distracted. Specifically, fidget spinners have been marketed as an easy fix for kids with ADHD. However… Do fidget spinners work? Psychologists and ADHD experts...

By The Swaddle Team

Forbidden Territory

Many Indians Are Experimenting With Psychedelics, Other Drugs to Deal With Mental Health Issues

...modalities are either insufficient or unattractive to engage with.” Felix*, 30, who lives with ADHD and struggles with executive functioning and processing-related issues, says that micro-dosing LSD has been “wonderful.”...

By Devrupa Rakshit

Is This Normal? “I Can’t Quit a Book Even After I’ve Lost Interest in It”

...book way too elaborate to hold the attention of my ADHD brain. Yet, I forced myself to continue till I just couldn’t. Similarly, I found it difficult to quit watching...

By Devrupa Rakshit

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