ADHD and Depression II: Types of Depression
Last month we started a three part series on ADHD and depression. The first installment revealed that people with ADHD have a higher incidence … Read More
Last month we started a three part series on ADHD and depression. The first installment revealed that people with ADHD have a higher incidence … Read More
Editor’s Note: How often do you feel like a failure? If you’re like most of us, plenty of times. Now how many times have … Read More
Editor’s Note: This is the third, and final, installment in a three part series on ADHD and depression. The first post revealed that people … Read More
Last year we wrote about the importance of healthy sleep habits and ADHD. A few facts worth repeating: A just-published study by researchers at … Read More
If you are attending college, you probably don’t realize that just a few short years ago gambling was not part of everyday American life. Today gambling is as common as alcohol in college life. There are gambling opportunities everywhere: Vegas vacations targeting the spring break crowd, state-run lottery tickets at every corner store, Native-run casinos just up the road, slot games can be joined from every computer, and dorm room card games are a Friday night ritual. Students with ADHD are especially at risk for developing a gambling addiction. In fact ADHD students have an even higher rate of problem gambling than other college students – as many as 19% (nearly 1 in 5) college students with ADHD have a problem with gambling.
Edge Foundation Executive Director, Robert Tudisco, published this article in the June issue of Attention Magazine. Attention is published by CHADD [link] and is … Read More
If do much reading about ADHD sooner or later you are going to come across the term “executive function” and wonder what in the heck is that? Simply put, executive function is a term that psychologists and medical professionals use to describe the higher functions of our brain that help us control and self-manage ourselves.
Parents, does this sound like you? You know you should put the oxygen mask on yourself first before helping your child, but it goes … Read More
Bullying is in the news all the time lately, but how often do you see it linked to ADHD? Dr. Michele Borba knows a … Read More