Adult Adhd Sleep
A small study suggests that taking Ritalin can help adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder sleep better. Study participants who took the drug found it easier to fall alseep and woke up less often during the night.
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Using Stimulants to Improve Sleep in Adults with ADHD
It may seem counter-intuitive to suggest that taking stimulant medications at night might help adults with ADHD fall asleep and stay... Read more »
ADHD Treatment: Sleep Better With Stimulants
For people who are taking stimulants to treat ADHD, insomnia is a real concern. The medications aren't called "stimulants"... Read more »
Helping a Child with ADHD Get to Sleep
Children with ADD/ADHD sometimes have a hard time falling asleep. They may toss and turn or they may just not be able to shut down their... Read more »
Study Shows Boring Tasks Difficult for Adults with ADHD
Adults with ADHD have long stated they have a difficult time paying attention to and completing boring tasks. One recent study may have... Read more »
Coping with Adult ADHD: My Interview with Michael Laskoff
Last week I wrote a post entitled, "Why Some People Don't Believe in ADHD" which generated a lot of discussion among our members on ADHD... Read more »
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Diagnosing Adult ADHD
ADHD was once considered to be a childhood disorder. It was thought that as children reached puberty and then adulthood, symptoms disappeared. As... Read more »
ADHD at Work
For some, requesting accommodations help by giving extra assistance when needed. Not all adults with ADHD are comfortable asking for help. Adults,... Read more »
Controversial article says healthy adults may benefit from ADH...
An article in the journal Nature has stirred a controversy this week by suggesting that stimulant medications could be taken responsibly even by... Read more »
When Children with ADD Become Adults
High school graduation can signify many things: an entry into the adult world, the end of childhood, the beginning of working full time or maybe... Read more »
ADHD: Highlights
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Stimulant Medications and Heart RisksAll ADHD stimulant drugs carry warnings that they should not be used by patients with structural heart problems... Read more »
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