The spectrum can accommodate symmetrically and asymmetrically comorbid psychiatric disorders associated with ADHD as well as the wide heterogeneity known to be a part of the ADHD disorder. Individuals presenting with impairments associated with ADHD should be treated as having a positive marker for a ...
Stimulants and atomoxetine may also attenuate but possibly exacerbate severity of emotional and mood features. Although the location of action of stimulants and nonstimulants on ADHD symptoms is predominantly the prefrontal cortex, these drugs also diffuse to other brain regions. Dopamine (a stimulant...
inattention, and hyperactivity [1]. Prevalence of ADHD is around 6% during childhood and 4% during adulthood [2,3]. While ADHD, per definition, starts before the 12th birthday, it persists into adulthood in up to 60% of patients,
For me, in some ways having ADHD is a superpower. It means I'm able to balance a million different things at once. For work it's great, because I've got a big team and I always know what's going on with each of them and all the different projects going on. Looking back, that...
It is widely accepted that intellectual property legal requirements such as patents and data exclusivity can affect access to medicines, but to date there has not been a comprehensive review of the empirical evidence on this topic. The World Trade Organi
How and why is autism spectrum disorder misdiagnosed in adults? Effects of Autism: Autism can affect individuals differently. This can cause behavioral changes, such as over-thinking, being forgetful, impulsive, stereotypical behavior, and having poor social skills. The effects of autism can also ...
Overall, online therapy is just as effective as in-person sessions. According torecent research, many mental health professionals were able to find little measurable difference between the progress of in-person sessions and virtual sessions, with many having positive opinions about the future of onlin...
While frameworks like the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) force people to reduce this spectrum into more binary terms of having or not having a particular diagnosis, it is abundantly clear that the brain doesn’t work this way. Even the DSM admits this in its ...
Neurodiversity can showcase how conditions like autism spectrum disorder (ASD), ADHD, dyslexia, and others do not have a “cure,” but can instead be seen as different ways of being. Percent of people with ADHD and neurodiversity Studies generally back up the theory of neurodiversity...
How does autism spectrum disorder affect the brain? What are the levels of autism spectrum disorder? What is moderate autism spectrum disorder? How common is auditory processing disorder? What is the prognosis of autism spectrum disorder? Does having sensory issues mean autism? Is autism being over...