ADHD and Social Media Addiction
For individuals with ADHD, social media can become addictive. Here are some tips to help you control the time you spend on social media.
ADHD and Addiction
Individuals with ADHD often struggle with addiction. This can result from the condition itself and the life stresses it can bring.
Stimulation, Rewards and the ADHD Brain
Science is providing us with greater insight into the neurological factors that govern ADHD. If you have ADHD and want to make sense of your behaviors, it is important to understand the neurological differences in the ADHD brain that underlie those behaviors. Since ADHD behaviors are frequently mislabeled and misjudged by society, there is some comfort in knowing that there are neurological explanations for sometimes incomprehensible behaviors.
Spark! Reduce ADHD symptoms with exercise.
John Ratey’s book Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain is a book everyone should read – whether you have ADHD … Read More
Problem Gambling, College and ADHD
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.
What You Need to Know: The Diversion of ADHD Medication
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