A recent article in the New York Times, which has been circulating among therapists suggests the benefits of “exercising the mind” to treat ADHD. While this idea is tremendously appealing,…

A 2013 article on ADHD in the Chicago Tribune provides some reasonably solid information about the treatment of ADHD, despite a somewhat alarmist headline, “ADHD diagnoses rising: Researchers seek causes…

Unfortunately, the answer appears to be, “not really.” Several sources of data suggest that there is not strong evidence to support the use of non-pharmacological interventions to treat core ADHD…

Introduction:  For those who like more detail, this entry delves deeper into the meta-analysis of Melby-Lervag and Hulme (2012) and examines their finding that there is no solid evidence that working…

In October 2012 the American Academy of Pediatrics* issued new guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD. While most of the guidelines are relatively straight forward the one area…