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Live Webinar on August 5: Best Jobs for ADHD Brains: How to Pinpoint Your Ideal Work Environment Register below for this webinar on the best jobs for people with ADHD on Tuesday, August 5, at 1pm ET. Sign up and receive the free webinar replay link as well!

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Benefits of ADHD Medication Include Brain Growth, Fewer Serious Accidents ADHD medication use offers protective benefits against self-harm, traffic crashes, unintentional injuries, and criminal and oppositional behaviors. In addition, early and consistent use of methylpheni...

Early and consistent use of methylphenidate influences frontal lobe development in the brains of children with ADHD, according to two new studies.

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Trump Cut $1 Billion in Mental Health Services for Students. ADDitude Readers Responded. Recently, the Trump administration abruptly terminated $1 billion in funding for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a bill designed to address the growing mental health crisis among American youth....

Recently, the Trump administration abruptly terminated $1 billion in funding for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a bill designed to address the growing mental health crisis among American youth. Here, ADDitude readers weigh in.

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Live Webinar on July 10: A Self-Confidence Toolkit for Parents: How to Counteract ADHD Criticism for Your Child Register below for this webinar on building resilience in kids who face daily criticism and failure on Thursday, July 10, at 1pm ET. Sign up and receive the free webinar replay link as well!

Join today's free webinar on building up self-confidence in children with ADHD with Larisa Litvinov, Ph.D., from @childmindinstitute.bsky.social: www.additudemag.com/webinar/self...

Join us now for this free webinar on how to infuse your child's summer with routine and learning: www.additudemag.com/webinar/summ...

Join us today at 1 pm ET for this free webinar with Dr. Sharon Saline on helping teens with ADHD and emotional dysregulation: www.additudemag.com/webinar/rsd-...

Join us now for this free webinar: "How Music Affects the ADHD Brain" www.additudemag.com/webinar/how-...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is collecting Americans’ health data through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and other means to create a nationwide ‘autism database’ to fuel studies ordered by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
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Moderators of the ADHD subreddit have blocked any mention of or link to ADDitude, baselessly denying ADHD community members access to reliable, expert information that supports their wellbeing.

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For decades, ADHD research has ignored or excluded females, impeding their proper diagnosis and treatment. Now, women with ADHD are demanding assessments that reflect their experiences and studies on the impact of hormonal shifts. www.additudemag.com/health-equit...

Change of Heart: Understanding Cardiovascular Disease in Women with ADHD Heart disease in perimenopausal women with ADHD is widespread, and often un-recognized. Learn about the cardiac problems that affect women most, and how their symptoms may differ from “typical” — most...

Heart disease in perimenopausal women with ADHD is widespread, and often un-recognized. Learn about the cardiac problems that affect women most, and how their symptoms may differ from “typical” — mostly male — presentations.

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Study: Non-Medication Treatments for ADHD Not as Effective as Stimulants Stimulants are the most effective treatment for ADHD, according to two recent meta-analyses that found medication outperformed neurofeedback and other therapies.

Stimulants are the most effective treatment for ADHD, according to two recent meta-analyses that found medication outperformed neurofeedback and other therapies.

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Live Webinar on May 7: Healing from the Impact of Toxic or Emotionally Immature Parents Register below for this webinar on healing from toxic parenting on Wednesday, May 7, at 1pm ET. Sign up and receive the free webinar replay link as well!

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"Your psychiatrist and gynecologist should collaborate to treat your symptoms of menopause and ADHD optimally. Your psychiatrist may need to adjust your ADHD medication regimen to effectively treat changing ADHD symptoms as estrogen and progesterone decline." additu.de/flashes

Live Webinar on April 30: Understanding AuDHD Burnout: How Neurodivergent Masking Sparks Stress, Exhaustion Register below for this webinar on AuDHD burnout on Wednesday, April 30, at 1pm ET. Sign up and receive the free webinar replay link as well!

Free webinar today at 1 pm ET on "AuDHD Burnout: How Neurodivergent Masking Sparks Stress, Exhaustion" with Amy Marschall, Psy.D. Register here: www.additudemag.com/webinar/auti...

“Solve My Problem!” Free Q&A Sessions with Dr. Sharon Saline Register below to join free live Q&A sessions where Dr. Sharon Saline will answer participants’ questions about living with ADHD, anxiety, RSD, neurodivergent teens and partners, and more. Find past r...

Ask your questions about anything ADHD during our live session with Dr. Sharon Saline right now! www.additudemag.com/webinar/adhd...

Live Webinar on April 15: The Power of Behavioral Parent Training for ADHD Register below for this webinar on behavioral parent training for ADHD on Tuesday, April 15, at 1pm ET. Sign up and receive the free webinar replay link as well!

Free webinar today @ 1 pm ET on behavioral parent training for ADHD. Sign up here!

MAHA Commission Means Fear, Stigma, Health Threats for Two-Thirds of ADDitude Readers “This sets us back at least 10 years in mental health care. Referring to any therapeutic treatment as a potential ‘threat’ not only worsens stigma but propagates complete misinformation.”

“This sets us back at least 10 years in mental health care. Referring to any therapeutic treatment as a potential ‘threat’ not only worsens stigma but propagates complete misinformation.”
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Live Webinar on April 10: Dispelling Myths About Supplements for ADHD Register below for this webinar on the nutritional supplements marketed for ADHD on Thursday, April 10, at 1pm ET. Sign up and receive the free webinar replay link as well!

Got questions about fish oil? Melatonin? Vitamin D? Join us for a free webinar on the supplements most commonly used by people with ADHD today at 1 pm ET: www.additudemag.com/webinar/supp...

“My Life Did Not Make Sense Prior to My Diagnoses” “Like many people who learn of their neurodivergence later in life, I was relieved, but I also mourned. I realized how hard I had been on my younger self — the autistic Black kid with ADHD who had no ...

"I’m a member of the growing group of people who are learning of their neurodivergence in adulthood. At 37, I was diagnosed with ADHD and autism." www.additudemag.com/autistic-bla...

“Solve My Problem!” Free Q&A Sessions with Dr. Sharon Saline Register below to join a free, 45-minute Q&A session where Dr. Sharon Saline will answer participants’ questions about living with ADHD, anxiety, RSD, neurodivergent teens and partners, and more.

Is your ADHD teen pushing your patience & frustration past the brink? Are you putting off an overwhelming task (and compounding your stress in the process)? Do you need help?

Get free, expert advice about a myriad of ADHD topics during Friday's live 'Solve My Problem!' session w/ Dr. Sharon Saline.

Live Webinar on March 25: Eating with ADHD: Improving Your Relationship with Food Register below for this webinar on improving your eating habits with ADHD on Tuesday, March 25, at 1pm ET. Sign up and receive the free webinar replay link as well!

Today's free webinar is on the topic of Eating with ADHD. Learn how ADHD's neurological differences affect eating behaviors, including hunger and fullness cues, how executive function challenges in meal preparation, and how intuitive eating principles can help www.additudemag.com/webinar/adhd...

ARFID Elevates Risk for ADHD, Autism in Youth: New Study Children and adolescents with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) face a relatively increased risk for autism, ADHD, ODD, anxiety, and more comorbid conditions, suggests a new large-scal...

Children and adolescents with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) face a relatively increased risk for autism, ADHD, ODD, anxiety, and more comorbid conditions, suggests a new large-scale study.

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CDC to Study Vaccines and Autism Despite Extensive Evidence Showing No Link Amid America’s worst measles outbreak in decades, the CDC has announced it will research the MMR vaccine and autism, which most experts deem unnecessary, misleading, and potentially threatening to pub...

Amid America’s worst measles outbreak in decades, the CDC has announced it will research the MMR vaccine and autism, which most experts deem unnecessary, misleading, and potentially threatening to public health.

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Live Webinar on March 18: How to Heal from Trauma Using Internal Family Systems Register below for this webinar on treating trauma in adults with ADHD on Tuesday, March 18, at 1pm ET. Sign up and receive the free webinar replay link as well!

Join us now for this free webinar on Internal Family Systems and how this type of therapy addresses trauma and ADHD: www.additudemag.com/webinar/how-...

“I’m Truly Scared for What This Could Mean” A forthcoming report from the Make America Healthy Again Commission evaluating the use of SSRIs and ADHD medications in the U.S. elicits concerns from ADDitude readers reacting to Medscape reporting o...

A forthcoming report from the Make America Healthy Again Commission evaluating the use of SSRIs and ADHD medications in the U.S. elicits concerns from ADDitude readers reacting to Medscape reporting on the process required to revoke FDA drug approvals.

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“I’m Truly Scared for What This Could Mean” A forthcoming report from the Make America Healthy Again Commission evaluating the use of SSRIs and ADHD medications in the U.S. elicits concerns from ADDitude readers reacting to Medscape reporting o...

“As an individual with ADHD and a public school educator, I hope and pray they don’t do anything to make meds even harder to get. That will wreck the quality of life for a lot of people.” — Martha

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Live Roundtable on March 4: Living with ADHD: It’s Different for Women Register below for this special 90-minute panel discussion on the lived experiences of women with ADHD on Tuesday, March 4, at 1pm ET. Sign up and receive the free webinar replay link as well!

Register below for this special 90-minute panel discussion on the lived experiences of women with ADHD on Tuesday, March 4, at 1pm ET. Sign up and receive the free webinar replay link as well!

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How Epigenetics Could Revolutionize ADHD Care Could epigenetics research revolutionize our approach to ADHD? Here, we explore current findings, research opportunities, and considerations that may advance our understanding of epigenetics in ADHD.

Could epigenetics research revolutionize our approach to ADHD? Here, we explore current findings, research opportunities, and considerations that may advance our understanding of epigenetics in ADHD.

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