Adhd

January 31st 2012

Is it time to rethink the treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder?

The New York Times has published two thought-provoking opinion pieces relating to Attention Deficit Disorder and the medications used to treat it. The first is written by L. Alan Sroufe — a professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Minnesota’s Institute of Child Development — who contends that popular medications like Ritalin and Adderall,…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Jan 31

January 28th 2011

Are you faking ADHD to get drugs? Doctors are on to you!

Have you been faking ADHD to get Adderall? The charade is over! Here’s how your intrepid physician sniffs out ADHD fakers who are just in it for the drugs. Image by Adam Lynch It seems like it should be easy to fake ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) to get a prescription for Adderall, or more…

io9 Lillian Fritz-Laylin and Meredith Carpenter Jan 28

July 3rd 2010

Which Social Network Goes With Your Kind of Crazy?

A Venn diagram that maps social networks against various behavioral disorders? Yes, please. Although surely anyone still using MySpace has troubles running much deeper than what’s listed here. [Despair via TNW]

Social Media Brian Barrett Jul 3

May 18th 2008

Cellphone Use While Pregnant Causes Kids To Go Haywire, Study Says

Pregnant women should probably add cellphones to the list of things they need to avoid, along with alcohol, sushi and cat poo. A giant study that surveyed over 13,000 children found that women who used mobile phones when pregnant were more likely to give birth to kids with behavioral problems. The study, conducted by UCLA…

Tech News Elaine Chow May 18

February 19th 2008

Bubble-Blowing Dish-Scrubber Taunts ADHD Sufferers

Time to focus, lots of dirty dishes to clean. Oooh look, a bubble! Wow, I can blow more bubbles? Yay! Bubble bubble bubble, bubble bubble bubble. I’m tired of blowing bubbles, let’s do Jumping Jacks! Yay! Jumping Jacks stink, let’s eat candy ’til we puke! Yay! So sick, so many dirty dishes, the best $5…

Tech News Benny Goldman Feb 19

Is it time to rethink the treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder?

Are you faking ADHD to get drugs? Doctors are on to you!

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Cellphone Use While Pregnant Causes Kids To Go Haywire, Study Says

Bubble-Blowing Dish-Scrubber Taunts ADHD Sufferers

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