ADHD – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
The Lingyu Blog asked if they could translate my blog post "Happy children make happy adults" for their site. The Lingyu International Psychology Centre is based in Toronto, and they provide counseling at centers around the world. "10 Simple Solutions" has been translated into Mandarin - you can order that version here: http://www.bookssearching.com/product/100001/879068/ Here's my blog [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
In a study by Bruijn, et al. (2010), it was found that compared to healthy children, children with migraines: * do not exhibit more withdrawn behavior * do not have more thought problems * do not have more social problems * do not exhibit more delinquent or aggressive behavior * are not more frequently diagnosed with [...]
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 [...]
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