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Jessica McCabe is probably familiar to many of the readers of this blog. Her YouTube videos have appeared in a number of posts to help explain different aspects of ADHD. But her personal story may not be as well...

According to a 2017 UCLA study, students with ADHD make up about 6% of the college student population and represent the most common type of disability supported by college disability offices. But are these students receiving enough academic support...

The Remote Learning Funk The ongoing pandemic has been hard on school children. They have had to struggle with adapting to remote learning and at the same time deal with being cut off from their friends and the supporting structures...

Impostor syndrome is a term coined by clinical psychologists in the 1970s to describe high-achieving people who struggle to recognize their accomplishments. They live in fear of others finding out they are a fraud. They aren’t a fraud. Their...

Exposure to the bacteria that causes strep throat does not appear to make Tourette syndrome and other chronic tic disorders worse in children and teens, according to a study published in the February 10, 2021, online issue of Neurology®,...

Use the player above to listen to the text of this post. To receive expanded versions of new audio posts and other bonus content in your favorite podcast app, become a supporter of The ADHD Homestead on Patreon.Many ADHDers believe we experience...

For children diagnosed with ADHD, there can be a number of treatment options including medication and some form of psychotherapy. Another treatment option that is often overlooked is occupational therapy (OT). What is Occupational Therapy? An occupational therapists typically has a...

A new study led by a University at Buffalo researcher has identified how specific communication among different brain regions, known as brain connectivity, can serve as a biomarker for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The research relied on a deep...

Executive function skills – e.g., planning, organizing, completing tasks, self-motivation, memory – are critical to living productively in modern society. The cause of executive function issues can include neurodevelopmental disorders, mood disorders, and physical or psychological trauma. One technique often...

Medication is known to help ADHD symptoms in adults The worldwide prevalence of adult ADHD is currently estimated to be 2.8 percent. Estimates vary widely for the U.S. One study, completed in 2019, estimated an adult ADHD prevalence rate of...