A study funded by the National Institute of Health suggests that exposure to acetaminophen in the womb may increase a child’s risk for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, according to an NIH news release.… Continue reading Pregnant? Better Skip the Pain Reliever Acetaminophen
Tag: ADHD
What Does an ADHD Diagnosis Mean for Adults?
Do you lose or quit jobs frequently because you just can’t focus or stay organized? Have relationship problems because you can’t complete tasks? Forget important things or easily become upset over minor things? It’s possible you have attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which is surprisingly common in adults. Often unrecognized in adults, ADHD affects about 4.4%… Continue reading What Does an ADHD Diagnosis Mean for Adults?
“Relationship ADHD”: Have We Lost the Instinct for Commitment?
Relationships have always been complicated. It takes time and effort to develop trust and intimacy and the deep love that sustains a couple over many years and through the rough patches. It takes sacrifice and compromise and putting another person’s wants and needs ahead of your own. These are timeless truths. Yet it seems that… Continue reading “Relationship ADHD”: Have We Lost the Instinct for Commitment?
Mental Health Treatments Could Make Many Teen Drivers Safer
Want to make teenage drivers safer? Make sure they’re getting the mental healthcare they need… Targeted treatments aimed at combating attention hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other mental health disorders could help make many teenage drivers safer on the road, a new study indicates. It’s already known that drivers aged 16 to 19 are three times… Continue reading Mental Health Treatments Could Make Many Teen Drivers Safer
3 Signs It’s Time to Seek Alternative Treatments for Overly Medicated Kids
Parents of children suffering from ADD, ADHD or other brain-based disorders can grow frustrated and even desperate as they seek to stem the difficulties they and their children face daily. Often, medicating the children becomes not just a last resort, but a first resort. Parents will try whatever they can to help their child, and… Continue reading 3 Signs It’s Time to Seek Alternative Treatments for Overly Medicated Kids
Back to School: Is Your Child’s Behavior A Cry for Help?
You get a call from school. Your child talked back to their teacher and ran out of the classroom. Is your child willfully disobeying, or is their misbehavior a cry for help? According to the education advocates at Brain Balance Achievement Centers, a holistic, drug-free approach to addressing behavioral, social, or learning difficulties in kids,… Continue reading Back to School: Is Your Child’s Behavior A Cry for Help?
Lack of Focus or is it Adult ADHD?
Twenty years ago, we hardly heard of ADHD, an acronym for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Today, the term ADHD is so loosely used that anytime anyone feels they are unfocused, overly scheduled or mentally cluttered they may say “I’m so ADHD”. But are they? When is it just a simple lack of focus due to stress or… Continue reading Lack of Focus or is it Adult ADHD?