(HealthDay)—Growing numbers of younger kids are overdosing on stimulant medications commonly used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study indicates. The researchers called for greater efforts to identify kids at risk for overdose, and more education on safe storage of prescription and over-the-counter medications for parents and caregivers. “Stimulant…
Black kids at higher odds for ADHD
(HealthDay)—Current wisdom holds that white kids are at greater risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than Black children are, but a new analysis finds the opposite is true. In a review of 21 previously published U.S. studies, which included nearly 155,000 Black children in the United States, researchers found that 14.5%…
Fish oil supplements could be 'as good as drugs' for treating ADHD
Fish oil supplements could be ‘as good as drugs’ for treating ADHD in children with omega-3 deficiency ‘because the pills help youngsters focus’ Scientists trialled omega-3 supplements on 92 children with ADHD in Taiwan They found better focus and vigilance in children who had low natural levels Children with naturally…
World Autism Month: Autism Spectrum Disorder is a developmental disability without physical traits
How much do you know about developmental disorders? Do you know that many of these disorders are not associated with any physical traits or visible characteristics? Like mental health issues, many developmental disorders are not visible in the same way that physical disabilities are (with the exception of Down syndrome…
Sleep program helping ADHD kids rest easier and improve quality of life
Kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are showing promising gains from a sleep program developed by researchers at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and Deakin University. Results of the study published in Psychological Medicine reveal that a two-session program improves children’s sleep, ADHD symptoms, quality of life, daily functioning and…