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Why Don't We Say 'ADD' Anymore?
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen I was younger, I often heard people say things like āIām so ADD right now!ā to refer to periods when they had trouble focusing. Others would talk...
ADHD Medications for Children: What to Know
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a commonly diagnosed neurological condition. It affects more than 8% of children and 2.5% of adults....
I Couldn't Manage My Messy Life. Then I Started Stealing My 9-Year-Old's Ritalin.
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe author and her future husband, Bruce, in Chicago in 1987. In the beginning, I doubted that...
ADD Medication for Adults
Verywell Mind via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (previously known as ADD) is a neurological condition that begins in childhood. In particular, behaviors like...
Prescriptions for ADHD drugs spiked during the pandemic, CDC report finds
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 year agoPrescriptions for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder medications spiked in the first year of...
ADHD often goes undetected in adults experts say
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 days agoDespite available treatments, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, often goes undetected in adults, wreaking havoc on their personal and...
Despite stigma, stimulant meds for ADHD do not encourage children to use drugs later in life
Salon via Yahoo News· 10 months agoRitalin GIPhotoStock via Getty Images Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the...
Autism vs ADHD: What Are the Differences?
Verywell Mind via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAutism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are both listed in the as neurodevelopmental disorders, meaning that they emerge in childhood....
Comparing Concerta vs. Ritalin
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAs such, healthcare providers may prescribe Concerta or Ritalin: two brand-name medications that contain methylphenidate, a stimulant drug used to treat...
Treatments for stimulant use disorder are scarce or nonexistent. The FDA hopes to change that
Salon via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe young woman holds onto the prescription bottle while she listens to the doctor Getty Images/SDI...