In 2022, the number of children with diagnosed ADHD rose to 7.1 million — up from 6.1 million in 2016 — but medication and behavioral treatment among diagnosed children decreased, according to a new CDC report. By Melanie Wolkoff Wachsman Verified June 18, 2024 https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-diagnoses-children-rise-cdc/ About 1 in 9 U.S. children received an ADHD diagnosis in 2022, contributing to an increase of 1 million new pediatric diagnoses since 2016, according to a n

New brain scans using arterial spin labeling (ASL) MRI show age-related changes in brain function related to motor and executive function, as well as visual processing and spatial cognition, in children with ADHD. By Melanie Wolkoff Wachsman Verified July 25, 2024 From age 8 to 12, children with ADHD experience significant functional changes in the brain regions that control motor and executive function, as well as visual processing and spatial cognition, suggests new researc

https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/05/he-is-thriving-now-a-different-child-the-battle-to-educate-neurodivergent-pupils Parents of children with additional needs in England endure endless bureaucracy, but help is out there – and it is worth the fight. hen Blaine was six he was diagnosed with dyspraxia. Then, as he neared the end of his time at his West Midlands primary school, the class teacher suggested that there might be a lot more going on. “Anything that