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January 16

ADHD Jan 16 New Research Links Social Disconnection to Mental Health Risk in Girls Building Focus Skills What if your daughter's intense emotional reactions to feeling left out aren't drama - but a real vulnerability that deserves understanding? New research reveals why belonging matters even more for… ADHD Jan 16 New Zealand Expands Focus-Support Medication Access as Research Validates Skills Training When New Zealand announced easier access to focus-support medications, it sparked a bigger conversation: do parents know that attention skills are trainable? Research shows the brain responds to targeted practice—giving… ADHD Jan 16 UC Berkeley Data Shows Growing Access to Attention-Related Academic Support What do 1,675 UC Berkeley students know about building focus skills? New data reveals that nearly 30% of students seeking academic support are developing their attention abilities—and research shows these…

January 14

ADHD Jan 14 UK Patent Battle Could Expand Generic Access to Popular Focus Medication A legal battle in London could reshape access to one of the UK's most prescribed focus support medications. As one pharmaceutical company challenges another's extended patent protections, families watching medication…

January 9

ADHD Jan 9 New Research Links Environmental Arsenic Exposure to Childhood Attention Challenges What if the key to understanding your child's attention challenges lies partly in your environment? New research links arsenic in drinking water to attention difficulties—but also confirms that focus skills…

December 30, 2025

ADHD Dec 30 New Research Reveals Two Distinct Neurocognitive Profiles Challenge Single ADHD Narrative What if attention differences aren't a single disorder but two distinct profiles—each with unique challenges and hidden strengths? New research validates what observant parents have long suspected about their remarkable…

December 29, 2025

ADHD Dec 29 Rockefeller Researchers Discover Gene That Calms Brain to Improve Focus What if calming your child's brain, not stimulating it, was the key to better focus? New research reveals a gene that quiets neural activity and dramatically improves attention—validating what parents…

December 26, 2025

ADHD Dec 26 New Non-Stimulant Option for Focus Development Advances Toward FDA Approval What if your child had more options for developing focus skills? A new non-stimulant medication just moved one step closer to FDA approval, targeting three brain systems instead of one—and…

December 25, 2025

ADHD Dec 25 Bezos Award Invests $5 Million in Peer Mentorship for Students With Learning Differences What happens when students developing their learning skills find a community of peers who get it? A $5 million Bezos award is betting on peer mentorship as the key to… ADHD Dec 25 UK Tribunal Rules Calling Worker “Disorganised” Constitutes Disability Harassment A UK tribunal just ruled that calling a worker "disorganised" was harassment and discrimination. What does this mean for children building executive function skills today - and the language we…