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Attention Deficit
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News, articles and commentary on the world of ADHD, Attention Deficit, neuroscience, educational technology and cognitive psychology.
- Added on: Nov 21st, 2004
- Country: United States
- Language: English
Recent Posts
Is ADHD Simply a Developmental Delay?
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is conservatively estimated to affect anywhere between 5-7% of the world’s school-children. Is it possible that ADHD is the result of a brain that just develops slower than the brain of a child th...
Sleep Disorders & ADHD
It’s suspected that nearly 25% of all cases identified as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are not really ADHD at all, but are symptoms related to sleep disorders. One of the leaders in this research is University of Michigan profess...
Fatherlessness & ADHD
Articles published recently in two distinct journals, Developmental Neurobiology and Child Development, reveal links to ADHD and future sexual behavior. The studies also reinforce the conventional wisdom that being reared by two parents i...
ADHD & Fetal Development
Obviously, being pregnant can be stressful in itself, but current research shows that stress can affect fetal development which may lead to long-term problems including ADHD. Dr. Vivette Glover of Imperial College London, surveyed pregnant wo...
Meditation & ADHD
Researchers, Dr. Zylowska, et al from the University of California-Los Angeles conducted a feasibility study of an 8-week mindfulness training program for adults and adolescents with ADHD. Their report was published in The Journal of Attention Disord...
Dopamine & ADHD
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA. 2009;302(10):1084-1091) recently published work by Dr. Nora D. Volkow, MD, et al regarding evaluation of the biological bases that may reveal a reward/motivational deficit present in the b...
