what you can do to manage your child’s behavior. Part 1. Everybody knows that children with ADHD need a special approach. Children with ADHD generally have so many difficulties in their daily life — we have written about it in our earlier posts. …

Myth #6. ADHD affects only boys.

Myth #1 ADHD is not a real disorder.

There is evidence that in adulthood, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) frequently occur together. Comorbidity for ADHD and GAD was 25–30% in several different adult patient populations. According to the prevalence reported in the literature, 13–51% of children with ADHD have comorbidity with an anxiety…

ADHD and conduct disorder (CD) are highly comorbid, with rates of CD in individuals with ADHD ranged from 3.1% to 41.0% while the rates of ADHD in those with CD ranged from 13.9% to 100%. Both disorders are longitudinally associated with outcomes that have serious implications for an individual’s functioning…

ADHD and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are neurodevelopmental disorders that share an early onset, delays and deviances in the development of brain structure/function, cognitive impairments, a male preponderance, and strong genetic influences on individual differences and liability. ADHD is the most common comorbidity in children with ASD with comorbidity rates…

Worldwide, depressive disorders are highly prevalent, about 60% of persons with remitted depression experience recurrence, and 24.5% develops chronic depression. ADHD is a risk factor for depressive disorders, childhood ADHD predicted elevated depressive symptoms compared with non-ADHD controls. 18.4% of children diagnosed with ADHD between ages 4 and 6 reported…

ADHD has a high prevalence of comorbidity with bipolar disorder. Rates of ADHD comorbidity in bipolar disorder have been estimated between 9.5% and 21.2%, and rates of comorbid bipolar disorder in ADHD at 5.1% and 47.1%. Characteristics of the manic or elevated phase of bipolar disorder that overlap with ADHD…

Despite the fact that ADHD comorbidity has been widely studied, some issues remain unsolved. Individuals with ADHD frequently have sleep disturbances, daytime sleepiness, and/or circadian rhythm abnormalities. Problems with sleep can also lead to the development of ADHD or ADHD-like symptoms, potentially resulting in misdiagnosis. The effects of restricted, disordered…