ADHD + COVID = Good News?
ADHD is a risk factor for COVID-19 (!!) but we may have an evolutionary advantage for recovering…
ADHD and COVID-19
Let’s get physical (about ADHD and aging)
I never thought it would happen to me.
Track depression with your fitness monitor – technology meets mental health!
Fitness monitors can alert doctors to symptoms of depression according to a new study released at the 2017 American Psychiatric Association annual meeting. The study, conducted at Stanford University with nearly 3,000 older men living in community centers, reported that low activity during the day and/or going to bed late and getting up late or going […]
Does sleep deprivation make you fat?
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Is Robin Williams our ADHD destiny?
So does having an ADHD brain mean there is a greater risk of developing Lewy Bodies Dementia? Maybe. Or do symptoms of Lewy Bodies Dementia mimic ADHD so well that they are indistinguishable until LBD gets worse? Very confusing. And no solutions offered to slow down or ward off this terrible form of dementia.
Vyvanse approved as treatment for binge eating
Banish blue light and get to sleep!
I rediscovered a marvelous, free download that automatically dims the glare on my screen according to the time of day at my office. Unfortunately, our brains can’t tell the difference between the artificial computer-generated blue-spectrum light and morning light, so it signals our brain to stay awake
“Tiles” may eliminate ADHD frenzy
“Tiles” is a soon-to-be-released product with an accompanying app that keeps track of your stuff so you can find it easily and quickly using GPS and bluetooth technology. Yep. You attach a 1″x1″ Tile to your keys, your laptop, your purse, your bike … and if you lose any “tiled” items, you can find it using the Tiles app on your iPhone or iPad (yes it only works with iOS right now).
All I can say is: IT”S ABOUT TIME SOMEONE FIGURED THIS OUT!
FDA approves a brain wave TEST for ADHD
Yesterday the FDA approved the first (of probably many) brain wave tests to aid in diagnosing ADHD in children (of COURSE it’s all about children first!). The Neuropsychiatric EEG-Based Assessment Aid (NEBA) System is based on a regular EEG (electroencephalogram) and will contrast theta and beta waves of ADHD children up to age 17 with those of normal baseline results. “The theta/beta ratio has been shown to be higher in children and adolescents with ADHD than in children without it,” according to the FDA press release.