Doug Cowan

ADHD and Sleep Habits

A recently published study on children, ADHD, and sleep, gives parents good reasons to make sure that their ADHD kids develop good bed-time habits and are in bed as early as possible. The study reported the obvious: ADHD children need sleep, and lots ... Read >

Things That Pills Cannot Teach You: Your Attitude and Approach

Here is article one from our new series on the ABCs of Things that Pills for ADHD Cannot Do for You. Pills used in the treatment of ADHD can be very helpful, and we have seen hundreds of lives changed for the better by using ADHD medications such as Ad... Read >

NIMH to Fund for Research into Neurofeedback Training for ADHD

A recent press release from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) that surprised me. NIMH is providing grants for two research projects on what they term novel and innovative approaches to treating children who have Attention Deficit Hyperactivit... Read >

ADHD, Clinical Depression, and Teenage Girls: Recent Research

Several research projects in recent years have looked into the impact of ADHD on the lives of teenage young women. MRI studies show that the teenage brain is rapidly maturing, but is not fully mature until the early twenties in females, and perhaps the ea... Read >

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Clinical Depression, and Teenage Girls: Recent Research

A number of studies in recent years have looked into the impact of ADHD on the lives of teenage girls. MRI studies show that the teenage brain is rapidly maturing, but is not fully mature until the early twenties in women, and perhaps the early thirties i... Read >

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Reported in 9% of Children According to Recent Survey

A new large-scale study reports some attention-getting numbers. The first attention-getting statistic is that about nine-percent of kids in the United States have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The second surprising number is that only about th... Read >

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Nearly Ten-Percent of Children in the USA According to R

Keywords for this article: ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, FroehlichA new national survey reports some attention-getting numbers. The first attention-getting statistic is that about nine-percent of kids in the United States have ADHD. The ... Read >

Is Attention Deficit Disorder Protected Under the Americans with Disabilities Act?

Recently the staff at the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Information Library was asked if children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder were included under the American with Disabilities Act of 1990. This parent wrote that if in fact At... Read >

ADHD in Adults: The Real Problems

A new survey shows that between seven million and eight million adults in the United States are dealing with the problems caused by their ADHD. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a neurologically based disorder that impacts children, teenagers, a... Read >

Parents and ADHD Patients Caught in the Middle as FDA Committees Disagree

Black Box Labeling Recommendation for ADHD Medications in Debate On February 9, 2006, the FDA's standing Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee was tasked for the morning to study ADHD medications to see if there was a link between the stim... Read >