Tag: ADHD
A record number of teenage boys are given ADHD medication – Latest news – news
One in twenty boys in Norway between the ages of 13 and 17 now receives medication for ADHD. The use of ADHD medication among boys in this age group has…
A record number of teenage boys are given ADHD medication – Latest news – news
One in twenty boys in Norway between the ages of 13 and 17 now receives medication for ADHD. The use of ADHD medication among boys in this age group has…
Medical student with ADHD banned from UiT – now the university apologizes – news Nordland
The case summed up Ludvik Ellingsen, a medical student with ADHD, was banned from the University of Tromsø (UiT). It happened after the university changed its mind to let Ellingsen…
Schoolgirl from Leirfjord with ADHD and dyslexia has gotten better with adapted teaching – news Nordland
Tomine Jenssen is 12 years old and is in the 7th grade at Leirfjord Primary and Secondary School in Helgeland. She loves to draw and is happy at school. But…
The ADHD medicine lisdexamfetamine is now back – news Oslo og Viken – Local news, TV and radio
– It has been a rollercoaster. For two months, Monica Herskog Engerholm (46) has been without her regular medicine Elvanse. – With Elvanse, I sleep better and have a more…
Weighted pillows can help children with ADHD sleep better – news Trøndelag – Local news, TV and radio
The case in summary A Swedish study shows that children with ADHD who use heavy duvets sleep longer and wake up fewer times. Many people with ADHD describe that they…
Adults with ADHD have an increased risk of developing dementia, new research shows – news Trøndelag – Local news, TV and radio
Researchers behind the new study followed more than 100,000 adults in Israel over 17 years. From 2003–2020. They did this to investigate whether adults with ADHD have an increased risk…
More young girls and women get ADHD diagnoses – news Oslo og Viken – Local news, TV and radio
– It gave me an explanation as to why I have done things differently. It was quite nice to hear, laughs 22-year-old Felicia Naomi Chadis Wells. She is one of…
We under-treat ADHD – Speech
We often hear that there is an overdiagnosis of ADHD in children. That children are treated and medicated because of something society has inflicted on them. Factors such as immaturity…
The big ADHD lottery – Speech
In a recent study, we found that the incidence of ADHD diagnosis between BUPs (Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Outpatient Clinics) in Norway varies by almost 1000 percent. There is a…