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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 “I’m so ADD right now!” 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...
Despite stigma, stimulant meds for ADHD do not encourage children to use drugs later in life
Salon via Yahoo News· 9 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....
How ADHD medicines work – and the side effects to look out for
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) causes persistent symptoms of restlessness,...
Comparing Concerta vs. Ritalin
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 9 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· 6 months agoThe young woman holds onto the prescription bottle while she listens to the doctor Getty Images/SDI...