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Latercera
Estudio muestra que Ritalin no mejora el rendimiento académico
Latercera
El Ritalin, cuyo factor activo es el compuesto metilfenidato, fue creado en los años 40. Pero ha sido en los últimos 20 años que se ha disparado su uso en el mundo. Sólo en EE.UU., un 11% de los niños entre cuatro y 17 años está diagnosticado con ...

Charlotte Observer
Life as a mom of a child with ADHD
Charlotte Observer
In this weekly 8-part series, McGrath, Charlotte mother of 3, explores the challenges and rewards of parenting a child with ADHD. From diagnosis to medication, school life to family life, McGrath discusses the impact ADHD has had on all of their lives.

Mental Health Matters: ADHD students need positive attention
Davisclipper
Last summer I helped run a skills group for boys with ADHD and similar diagnoses. Before the group started I was warned to keep a close eye on a certain boy that we'll call Ben. Ben, I was told by several sources, would be especially difficult to manage.

VIDEO: The world's longest ever Street Fighter move from ADHD
RYOT
We love the insane animations that come out of the minds of the folks at ADHD. They recently had us amused with their Scientifically Accurate Ninja Turtles and now we're laughing at their latest weird cartoon, the longest ever move in street fighter ...

People's Misconceptions & the Frustations of Adult ADHD
PsychCentral.com (blog)
Merely struggling with compensating for the challenges so they don't interfere with daily functioning and learning new ways to do things can be taxing. There is a constant internal battle of symptom and strategy waging inside yourself when you are ...

Does Ritalin really help?
Globe and Mail
In the past few years, ADHD – attention deficit hyperactivity disorder – has become the go-to diagnosis for kids who can't sit still in school. Today, almost every class includes some kid who's on Ritalin, Adderall or another stimulant. These ...

Mental Health's Forgotten Adults
Canada NewsWire (press release)
These adults suffer from ADHD, a disorder that is often associated with children however, during many of these adults' childhood ADHD was not yet recognized or understood within schools or family health practices. These people were not diagnosed during ...

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Could children diagnosed with ADHD just need better sleep? More youngsters ...
Daily Mail
Prescriptions for Ritalin, the most popular drug for ADHD, have quadrupled in the past decade, with children as young as three taking the powerful medication. ADHD is most commonly diagnosed between the ages of three and seven and is four times more ...
Think Seriously About ADHDHuffington Post
Doctor says ADHD children could be sleep deprivedParentdish

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New York Daily News
Differences between extroverts and introverts explained by reaction to ...
New York Daily News
Subjects were then tested as to how strongly they associated the videos and lab environment to the rush of dopamine induced by Ritalin. Findings showed that Ritalin translated into reward or motivation for the extroverts, who strongly associated their ...
Researchers Find Extroverts and Introverts Process Rewards DifferentlyOpposing Views

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As more youngsters than ever are prescribed drugs for hyperactivity, experts ...
Daily Mail
Prescriptions for Ritalin, the most popular drug for ADHD, have quadrupled in the past decade, with children as young as three taking the powerful medication. ADHD is most commonly diagnosed between the ages of three and seven and is four times more ...

Mobiledia
A Nation of Kids With Gadgets and ADHD
Mobiledia
In fact, medication, like Ritalin, controls ADHD by increasing dopamine activity, so when Josh plays Minecraft, it's as if he's self-medicating, giving his brain that extra boost that his internal circuitry doesn't offer. That's also why separating ...

Think Seriously About ADHD
Huffington Post
I'm writing this with the hope that we will think seriously, just like the Dalai Lama asked us to do. Well, that is jumping the gun; let me share with you how I got here. A few weeks ago, I attended a panel discussion here at the University of ...
Could children diagnosed with ADHD just need better sleep? More youngsters ...Daily Mail

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ADHD and Relationships: Is My ADHD Husband Lazy?
ADDitude (blog)
I hate to hear the word "lazy" applied to someone with ADHD. Usually, that's a misinterpretation of one or more symptoms. Most likely, he has trouble initiating things (is a procrastinator) or is too distracted (gets lost in a TV show). In some cases ...

ADHD Adults: How to Form Good Habits
ADDitude (blog)
It takes someone about three months to form a habit, whether they have ADHD or not. The best way to form a habit is to create a "ritual" — an activity or set of activities that you keep doing the same way. Say you're always losing your keys in your ...

The Atlantic
Study: Ritalin Doesn't Help Academic Performance
The Atlantic
But despite confirming that Ritalin use increased, especially among children with the worst ADHD, the authors found "little overall improvement in outcomes" in the short-term. After the policy change, children with high ADHD scores were even more ...

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ADHD and Adrenaline: Perfect Together?!
ADDitude (blog)
Have you noticed that your ADHD penchant for careless mistakes increases depending on how rushed, panicked, or tired you are? There are times when an adrenaline rush gives me laser focus, but every once in a while — OK, fine, frequently — I miss a ...

Study reveals why extroverts love parties
Hindustan Times
Subjects were then tested as to how strongly they associated the videos and lab environment to the rush of dopamine induced by Ritalin. Findings showed that Ritalin translated into reward or motivation for the extroverts, who strongly associated their ...

A Nation of Kids Hooked on Gadgets and Ritalin
Mobiledia
Six million children in the U.S. have already been diagnosed with ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, making it the most common childhood behavioral condition. Over the past decade, the number of kids diagnosed with the disorder surged ...

Headlines & Global News
Schumer fights Adderall, Ritalin abuse
WIVB
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Many college students are resorting to the drugs Adderall or Ritalin, commonly prescribed for ADD and ADHD, to help stay awake when they need extra time to study. Senator Charles Schumer is urging colleges and universities to ...
Sen. Schumer lays out plan to curb Adderall and Ritalin abuse among college ...New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV
Schumer on Taking Adderall and Ritalin in College: 'That's Sort of Academic ...Headlines & Global News
Brooklyn's college kids are pulling all-nighters with Adderall, Schumer saysBrooklyn Daily Eagle
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ADHD, obesity, and understanding what makes you tick
Newsworks.org
A long-term study that followed people with ADHD over 3 decades found a link between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obesity. In their weekly conversation, WHYY's behavioral health reporter Maiken Scott and psychologist Dan Gottlieb ...

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