ADHD – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
I've written an article for New Harbinger's "Off the Couch" series: Approximately 4 percent of the U.S. population has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) – that’s 13 million people. If you find out you are one of these 13 million people (welcome to our exclusive club, by the way!), here are the top 5 things that [...]
People often ask me, "How have you been able to write 4 books on adult ADD?" I tell them this: 1) I have a passion for writing. 2) I have a passion for helping others. 3) By writing books on ADD and by disclosing I have ADHD, I can let people know that they are not [...]
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), published by the American Psychiatric Association, will have a new edition published in 2013. This edition will be called the DSM-5. (This is a departure from previous editions, because a roman numeral will not be used in the title.) The DSM is used by clinicians to determine [...]
Think your privacy rights are covered at college? Think again. A U.S. District Court judge ruled that if a university doesn't accept federal aid, FERPA law, the law protecting the privacy of students' records, doesn't apply. What does this mean for you? Students' personal information and records could be fair game for distribution. The good news: [...]
Woman's Day did a great job using my latest book to define the signs of adult ADD. "Daily Dose: Could it be Adult ADD?" by Barbara Brody, Health Editor, Woman's Day: http://dailywd.womansday.com/blog/2011/03/daily-dose-could-it-be-adult-add.html
ScienceDaily (2011-03-04) -- A new study indicates that the ability of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to remain vigilant and attentive deteriorated significantly after losing less than one hour of nightly sleep for a week. "Moderate sleep restriction leads to a detectable negative impact on the neurobehavioral functioning of children with ADHD and healthy controls, [...]
This is a good example of what it is like to have ADHD. See the bouncy sheep (He's kind of hard to miss)? That's us - the ADHD people. We just hop around having a good time. See those other sheep? Those are the non-ADHD people. They kind of stand around quizzically, wondering what we think [...]
ScienceDaily (2011-01-18) -- Adults who suffer from attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more than three times as likely to develop a common form of degenerative dementia than those without. Researchers confirmed the link during a study of 360 patients with degenerative dementia and 149 healthy controls, matched by age, sex and education. "Our study showed [...]
The National Law Journal January 04, 2011 - A federal judge has blocked the Indiana State Board of Law Examiners from digging further into the mental health of class-action plaintiffs who are suing over certain questions on the state's bar admission application. U.S. District Judge Tanya Pratt affirmed on Dec. 23 a magistrate's order prohibiting the [...]
EverydayHealth.com asked a variety of ADHD experts (including me) for their answers to commonly asked questions. http://www.everydayhealth.com/adhd/expert-answers-on-adhd.aspx