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It’s already difficult enough for neurodivergent people, whether they’re autistic or have ADHD, to live in a world that not only doesn’t accommodate them, but is also currently awash with dangerous ...
"As healthcare becomes more expensive, preventive healthcare can save insurers, providers and patients money by adopting a whole-istic approach, seeking to keep families healthy and educated," says Dr ...
Smoking and vaping continued to decline among middle school and high school students in 2025, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's 2025 National Youth Tobacco Survey, released in July 2026. This annual…
Experiencing trauma in childhood can lead to a lack of motivation and less pleasure from rewards—or anhedonia—later in life. In humans, childhood trauma is linked to changes in the activity of reward-related brain…
A research project that uses measurements of the brain's electrical activity to help with the treatment of ADHD in children has received funding from the Health Research Council. Neuroscience ...
That said, if you find it difficult to connect with your kids at the end of the day, it may be because of the questions you're asking. According to child psychologists, some questions are much more ...
Experts say many adults suffer from undiagnosed ADHD, often mistaking symptoms for laziness or personal failure.
People with ADHD may find it easier to track time through songs and playlists, using rhythm and energy shifts instead of clocks and timers.
Adult autism diagnoses are rising, but new research suggests people diagnosed later may differ from those diagnosed as children.
When children are assessed for autism or ADHD, the focus is on diagnostic criteria and symptoms. However, it is often just as important to gain a clear and coherent picture of how the child functions ...
People with ADHD are unusually sensitive to hormone shifts. Psychiatrists have started to pay attention, creating strategies to address the intense emotions and cognitive challenges caused by these ch ...
Cortica's Suzanne Goh built an autism model that uses half the standard ABA hours. Health plans, and now CMS, are catching up to her ...
Personal care products are among the largest everyday sources of exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and high school students who follow social media influencers or watch beauty tutorials seem to use considerably…
How dating with ADHD and Rejection Sensitivity Dysmorphia impacts you, according to Lorelei Mathias, author of The Break Up Club ...
The number of recorded autism diagnoses has risen enormously. During the 1960s, about 4 in every 10,000 children in the United Kingdom were diagnosed. A large study involving more than 7 million ...
A 16-year-old Atlanta teen is using basketball to tackle a problem facing young people across Georgia: getting access to mental health care.
The Risks of Self-Diagnosis (Thanks, TikTok…) Your mind is racing nonstop, you keep forgetting people’s names, you talk way too fast, you tend to interrupt others, and you find it impossible to ...
One morning in 1947, deep in rural Germany, a six-year-old Uta Frith walked herself to her first day at primary school. A school inspector welcomed the new cohort by asking who among them was the ...
A duet about ADHD that highlights relatable moments and asks whether others have similar experiences.
UNC Health Pardee Wednesday celebrated the expansion of care with a ceremonial ribbon cutting for the new inpatient Pardee Adolescent Behavioral Health Center at Pardee Hospital. The ceremony marked t ...
What if I share with you that anxiety in children can seem maddeningly unpredictable? After decades of working with anxious, overthinking children and teens, Iâve noticed something parents often miss: worry often…
Seven years into working with families on behavior and development, I still see the same handful of discipline habits show up in session after session. They rarely come from bad intentions. Most ...
One out of every eight adolescents has meals with their parents less than four times a week. The study also found a tendency for lower stress, depress ...
A PSA for menstruating women with ADHD, with a focus on anemia awareness and related health concerns.
A Duke University AI tool could help doctors identify teens at higher risk of developing serious mental health problems before a crisis occurs.
A look at whether this could be the direction we’ve needed for ADHD and mental health.
Robbie Williams has revealed his autism diagnosis, opening up about ADHD, intrusive thoughts and how creativity helps him manage his mind.
Selected health professionals in the Eastern Region have undergone a three-day training on adolescent sexual and reproductive health under ...
Swansea University researchers have led a major European study investigating how socioeconomic circumstances influence survival among children born with major congenital anomalies.
Robbie Williams has opened up on being diagnosed with autism and pals are saying he is taking the diagnosis in his stride ...
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