Sleep apnea is one of the most misdiagnosed and underdiagnosed medical conditions because so many doctors just don’t suspect this common disorder when patients present with its troubling symptoms. Read more…
Drugs aren’t the answer for kids and adults whose ADHD is caused by sleep problems, and sleep problems can easily be missed by parents, spouses and the patients themselves. Read more…
Many adults want to know if ADHD is actually a child’s disorder or if, indeed, adults can have it. If we look at what “ADHD” stands for – attention deficit hyperactivity disorder – certainly we Read more...
The ADHD symptom checklist seems to grow by leaps and bounds every few years, so that more and more people can be included in the checklist. For this article I interviewed Shane Ellison, a pharmaceutical Read more...
Adult attention deficit disorder and taking medications: Is there really a such thing? And if adult ADD is a valid disorder, then should adults take ADD medications? After all, when people hear about attention deficit disorder, Read more...
If you’ve been diagnosed with ADHD, you might really have sleep apnea and were misdiagnosed. The symptoms of ADHD mimic the symptoms of sleep apnea. It’s not at all uncommon for people (kids and adults) who’ve been Read more...
One of the symptoms of ADHD, according to WebMD, is the following: “Easily distracted by irrelevant stimuli and frequently interrupting ongoing tasks to attend to trivial noises or events that are usually ignored by others.” This describes me Read more...
Having diabetes is no excuse to blow your top and be angry at your loved-ones all the time, but this disease indeed could lead to factors that can alter mood and even cause ADHD symptoms. Read more...
When one child out of several in a family has been diagnosed with ADHD, it's not uncommon for the parents to suspect that birth order had something to do with it. To some parents, it Read more...
Can a Person Be Immune to ADHD Because of a High I.Q.? Some people wonder if IQ can be too high for an ADHD diagnosis. I know this question may seem quite silly, but it’s Read more...
A psychologist who specializes in ADHD talks about fidgeting. Many people who’ve been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) would like to know if fidgeting is a behavior that comes with this collection of Read more...
A psychologist who specializes in ADHD comments on leg shaking. For this post I interviewed Dr. Robert Myers, creator of the Total Focus program at Legacy Publishing. Dr. Myers is a clinical psychologist with 25 years of Read more...
Here is what a psychologist says about the connection between walking on one’s toes and ADHD. Where did the idea ever originate that walking on one's toes is a symptom or indicative of attention deficit Read more...
Find out from a doctor if it’s worth keeping your ADHD child away from gluten foods. For this article I consulted with Dr. Robert Myers, creator of the Total Focus program at Legacy Publishing. Dr. Myers Read more...
An expert on ADHD answers the question: Can attention deficit hyperactivity disorder cause bad sense of direction? A bad sense of direction can be evident in children when they ride their bikes or navigate the Read more...
Running up and down a staircase is believed to be a sign of ADHD by many people. And we're not talking about dashing up and down for exercise, either. I was perusing an ADHD forum Read more...