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March 10

ADHD Mar 10 New Viloxazine Safety Guide: What Parents Building Focus Skills Need to Know New safety guidance for viloxazine clarifies dosing and risks for children building attention regulation skills. Here's what parents need to know about this non-stimulant option.

March 5

ADHD Mar 5 New Zealand insurer reverses course on attention support coverage as families push for better options If you've been fighting for support for your child's focus development, there's good news: a major New Zealand insurer reversed course on excluding coverage after hearing from families. Meanwhile, groundbreaking… ADHD Mar 5 Brain Research Reveals Three Distinct ADHD Patterns—Opening Doors to Personalized Support New brain research reveals that attention and focus challenges aren't one-size-fits-all—three distinct brain patterns exist, each responding differently to support approaches. Combined with nutrition findings, this points toward personalized strategies…

March 3

ADHD Mar 3 What Parents Need to Know About Medication Safety as Focus Skill Support Increases A new study reveals poisonings from focus-supporting medications quadrupled in Australia over a decade—with 72% happening to children under 15. Here's what families using these medications need to know to… ADHD Mar 3 Why the Surge in ADHD Disclosures Matters More Than You Think The number of UK doctors disclosing ADHD nearly doubled in five years—but is this a problem or progress? The answer matters for every family navigating attention and focus differences. ADHD Mar 3 New Research Reveals Self-Regulation Gaps Across Neurodevelopmental Conditions A landmark synthesis of 35 research reviews and 332 studies reveals that our understanding of self-regulation across autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability remains fragmented—and that 97% of assessment tools rely… ADHD Mar 3 Research Shows Single Non-Prescribed Adderall Dose Affects Heart Rate in Young Adults A new study shows a single 25 mg dose of non-prescribed Adderall can raise heart rate and blood pressure in healthy young adults—but researchers emphasize this doesn't apply to supervised… ADHD Mar 3 Brain Scans Reveal Three Distinct Attention Profiles in Children Brain scans from over 1,100 children reveal three distinct patterns in how attention skills develop—each with its own neural signature. This research confirms what many parents have observed: there's no… ADHD Mar 3 Target Removes Synthetic Colors from Cereals: What Parents Need to Know You've probably wondered whether those brightly colored cereals affect your child's ability to focus. Now Target is removing all synthetic colors from its cereal aisles by May—and the FDA is… ADHD Mar 3 New Research Shows Treating ADHD Helps Adults Stay on Heart Medication A groundbreaking study of 12.1 million adults reveals that adults developing attention regulation skills face unique challenges with medication adherence—but treatment significantly improves outcomes. Researchers found those receiving treatment showed…