Notes

#ADHD Medications Can Help Reduce Risky #Behaviour @PsychCentral #Medicaid @Princeton  #LabourEconomics #AarhusUniversity Children who are diagnosed with ADHD — a chronic condition characterized by attention difficulty and/or hyperactivity and impulsiveness — are known to be at higher risk for risky behaviours such as dangerous driving, drug use, and risky sexual behaviour http://psychcentral.com/news/2016/07/28/adhd-medications-can-help-reduce-risky-behavior-in-teens/107792.html

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. @ScienceDaily reports Common #brain changes found in children with #autism #ADHD and #OCD MRI study shows shared brain biology is linked to symptoms that occur across different conditions https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160727110911.htm

. @disabilityscoop reports #Schools Reminded Not To Discriminate Against Kids With #ADHD #disabilities #education The U.S. Department of Education has issued guidelines aimed at preventing schools from discriminating against the growing numbers of students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2016/07/27/schools-discriminate-adhd/22541/ …

. @addyteen writes in HuffingtonPost about Peer Mentoring — Strengthening The #ADHD Community The ADDYTeens I mentor all see their ADHD as a personal defect. I show them that everyone has to overcome some type of obstacle, and actively managing ADHD can actually be a source of strength and an engine for learning perseverance http://www.huffingtonpost.com/grace-friedman/peer-mentoring-strengthen_b_11156854.html

#Dietician @ZoeConnorRD warns against the GAPS #diet for #ADHD #autism #dyslexia #dyspraxia There is no evidence that ‘Gut and Psychology Syndrome’ exists and is not a recognised diagnosis or condition http://www.zoeconnor.co.uk/2016/05/whats-gaps-diet/

People With #ADHD Have a Lot to Teach the Rest of Us via @ADHDLiving.today #wellbeing #attentiondeficit The needs of people who have ADHD may be more pronounced than those of the rest of us, but we are all on the same continuum of life. http://adhdliving.today/blog/people-with-adhd-have-a-lot-to-teach-us/

. @DublinLive reports Artist turns life around to create brand that helps beat #mentalhealth stigma #ADHD #Bipolar ‘Conso’ is an artist and entrepreneur who describes himself as someone “blessed with the superpowers of ADHD” http://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/dublin-lives-artist-turns-life-11654572

. @MiamiHerald asks Is US too quick to label children with #ADHD? #mentalhealth #ADD ADHD affects up to 15 percent of the 17-and-under population in certain US states. In fact, approximately 11 percent of children 4 to 17 years of age — 6.4 million kids — have been diagnosed with ADHD as of 2011 http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health-fitness/article91129182.html