Tag: ADHD
Video: Driving simulator helps ADHD teenagers
At the wheel, young people with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders are among the most risky road users. Research has shown that they are twice as likely to be involved…
The Good Side of ADHD
The results match older findings, which also found a connection between ADHD and creativity. But are these positive aspects actually part of the disorder? Not much is known about this…
ADHD in women: “Suddenly I had a name for my difference”
by Linda Tutman 01.11.2022, 14:07 5 mins For years Emine didn’t know what was wrong with her. She was diagnosed with ADHD in her early 20s. But until then it…
ADHD and Tourette: “Something told me that pills would not help my child”
Robin is a child with many diagnoses: ADHD, tics, anxiety disorders. Doctors urge him to be calmed down with medication, but his mother doesn’t want it. Log of a long…
ADHD in adults: Psychologist answers the most important questions
More and more adults are being diagnosed with ADHD. The psychologist Thomas Miebach from the EOS Clinic in Münster explains why the behavioral disorder often goes undetected in many people…
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: ADHD in adults: When there’s a fair in the head
For a long time it was thought that ADHD settles with age. But adults also live with it or even receive the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Two…
Psychologists are investigating the link between gambling addiction and ADHD
People with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) may be more susceptible to gambling disorders. That’s according to a meta-analysis published this week by the Italian psychology journal State of Mind.…
ADHD: Living with the Disorder as an Adult
by Bettina Lüke 05/13/2022, 17:57 4 min reading time Bettina Lüke writes about mental illnesses. And not theoretically, but very practically, from their own everyday lives. Since she was diagnosed…
ADHD at work: Working without a filter – career
Adults with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often have difficulties at work: planning and organizing their everyday work are more difficult than others, they forget appointments and routine tasks…