It's easy to blame ourselves for how our children are – women do it all the time.Carouselgirl has a son with ADHD. Here's what she says:"I had a perfectly good pregnancy, no problems at all.  Then came labor.  I was in labor for 16 hours, pushed for 2 1/2 of those hours and ended up having a c-section.  I believe …[more]

Researchers have found strong evidence that adenotonsillectomy -- the surgery to remove the tonsils and adenoids -- can help relieve childhood behavioral or attention problems, including attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or A.D.H.D., according to a story in the New York Times. Although the surgery has become less common with …[more]

If your child is popping St. John's Wort for their ADHD, you might want to stop giving it to him, according to a new study."I think the concern with St. Johns Wort is that, one, we found that it didn't work for ADHD," said Wendy Weber, the lead author on a recent study of the supplement.Weber is a researcher at Bast…[more]

I'm a big fan of celebrity home designer Ty Pennington. I didn't know he was diagnosed with ADHD as a teen.I guess he's going to host tomorrow's big ADHD event, 10th annual ADHD Experts on Call. Pennington will talk about his experiences with ADHD and people will be able to have experts answer their questions. To le…[more]

You may not think so, but 33 percent of Americans do, according to the New York Times.Call it the Columbine Syndrome. Ever since the news got out that school shooter Eric Harris was taking Luvox, an antidepressant, kids’ mental illness and eventual mass murder have been linked in the public mind. This past May, the journal Psychiatric…[more]

Some kids who are diagnosed with ADHD or autismdon't have it -- they are just seeing double ("convergence insufficiency"), according to an article in the New York Times.Experts estimate that 5 percent of school-age children have convergence insufficiency. They can suffer headaches, dizziness and nausea, which can lead to irritabili…[more]

An ad agency made these so-called ransom notes to help people become aware of adhd and autism. The ADHD one is above. Here's an example of the autism one:''We have your son. We will make sure he will no longer be able to care for himself or interact socially as long as he lives.''Advocates for children with autism and for…[more]

Two parents in New York didn't want to give their ADHD-diagnosed son ritalin, as the doctor told them. The New York Times chronicles what happened next:Instead, with the guidance of psychologists at the University at Buffalo, they altered the way they interacted with Peter and his younger brother, Scott. And over the course…[more]

All parents worry about their kids' health. I just read this in the New York Times:Children are far more likely to be affected by other less lethal but more common chronic illnesses, like asthma (9 percent of children under 18); obesity (16 percent of children 2 to 19); and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (7 percent of c…[more]

Just saw this in the New York Times:A FEW months ago, while sharing a hotel room with him during a family trip, Melissa Jump noticed that her 4-year-old son was grinding his teeth at night. He had recently developed some other unnerving routines, too — organizing and reorganizing the pillows on his bed, covering his ears t…[more]