When the brain’s reward pathway is activated (by having fun!), adults with ADHD can pay attention for longer periods of time. Play was not always a part of my life as an adult. Like many people with ADHD, I developed a habit of working six or seven days a week. I don’t work full time… Continuar lendo The Perils of All Work, No Play: Learn why leisure is healthy, and working all the time is not.
Exercise may be a feasible intervention for enhancing executive functioning in children with ASD. Overall, results from this exploratory study suggest that an acute bout of exercise may improve cerebral oxygenation and inhibitory control among children with ASD, with exercises that are more cognitively and motorically demanding potentially having the greatest benefits. However, further research… Continuar lendo Effect of Acute Exercise on Prefrontal Oxygenation and Inhibitory Control Among Male Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.
The challenges of attention deficit try even the strongest souls. Our readers renew their spirit through prayer and trust in a higher power. My spiritual beliefs help me cope with my adult ADHD, as well as my sons’ condition. I am a pharmacist, and I am frustrated with faithful people’s ignorance about ADHD. Many within the… Continuar lendo Faith, Hope, and ADHD.
