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Online Screening Tests for ADHD
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertIf you are wondering if you, or your child have ADHD, there are a number of online screening tests... Read more »
ADHD and Obesity: Is There a Link?
By Terry Matlen, ACSW , Health Expert...are many behaviors seen in children and adults with ADHD that just make sense, when you consider... Read more »
Evaluating Children for ADHD: What to Expect
By Dr. Ballas , Health Expert...that the evaluation and treatment of children with ADHD and other psychiatric disorders has some... Read more »
Scholarships Available to Adults with ADHD
By Terry Matlen, ACSW , Health Expert...scholarships, Lilly will recognize adults (age 25+) with ADHD who demonstrate the drive to... Read more »
Myth: ADHD Cannot be Accurately Diagnosed
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...no blood test to tell you if you or your child has ADHD. There is no x-ray or medical test. The... Read more »
Health Guide
When to See a Doctor About ADHD
Adult ADD/ADHD is a relatively new concept. For many years, ADD and ADHD were considered to be disorders of childhood. It was thought that symptoms began disappearing after puberty and continued... Read more »Parenting When Both Parent and Child Have ADHD
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Or, in more scientific terms, we can say that since ADHD is highly genetic: there’s a pretty good chance that a parent with ADHD will have a child with... Read more »Hyperactivity
is considered to be one of the main symptoms of ADHD, however, there can still be a diagnosis of ADHD without the presence of hyperactivity. There are many people that have an inattentive type of... Read more »How ADHD Affects the Daily Life of a Child
The major symptoms of ADHD are inattention, hyperactivity and impulsiveness. But, as parents of children with ADHD already know, these three symptoms are only part of the story. There is no part... Read more »Is ADHD Overdiagnosed?
...it is when the American Psychiatric Association adopted the name that is currently used. Symptoms of ADHD, such as hyperactivity, have been documented in medical science since the mid 1800s. Prior... Read more »Images
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