Spoiler alert: this is not another negative article about ADHD medication. It’s easy to find negative articles about ADHD medication. Take the recent John Hopkins study that revealed ADHD symptoms continue to persist over time for children who take medication. … Read More
For many people, medication is a powerful aid in helping alleviate the symptoms of ADHD. But before you take it, it’s difficult to stay focused, and when you aren’t focused it’s hard to remember to take it! Developing a morning … Read More
A new study released by Massachusettes General Hospital shows that girls taking stimulants to treat their ADHD are signficantly less at risk to start smoking, drinking alcohol or using drugs than girls with ADHD who don’t. This study is one … Read More
You may have noticed that the Edge Foundation has never taken a position about whether or not to use of medication (ex. Ritalin, Adderall etc.) in treating ADHD symptoms. The reason for this is simple: we believe that whether or … Read More
Edge Foundation Executive Director, Robert Tudisco, published this article in the June issue of Attention Magazine. Attention is published by CHADD [link] and is available online for paid subscribers.We are pleased to be able to bring this important information to … Read More
When your ADHD child is taking medications, it is important to educate yourself and your child about how to use them safely and effectively. We provide a checklist of things both you and your child can do to avoid common problems that often arise with ADHD prescriptions.
Editor’s Note: This month we’ve written two articles about the dangers of sharing your ADHD meds. This week, we get perspective on the issue from our recently graduated student blogger, Kelsey Peterson. The summer before I started college my brother … Read More
We’ve heard it all before: “The only thing scary about the shortage of these drugs is that now the parents may actually have to step up and be parents.” “The vast majority of kids with ADHD don’t come close to … Read More
Over the years we’ve written a lot of great posts about ADHD. We thought you might find it helpful to get a quick index to all of the topical posts. When you scan down the list it seems like there are few topics regarding high school and college students with ADHD that we haven’t covered!