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Fascinating research and news for our population comes out regularly, and we wanted to share some of these updates with our community. We have collected interesting testimonies, national and international resources, research studies, and more here for our families.
This article in the Washington Post looks at ADHD as an illness not a lifestyle choice. We enjoyed the perspective of Kate Woodsome in this opinion piece.
Recently JAMA published a study (summarized here in plain language) about the prevalence of ADHD in boys and ADHD in girls and compared the rising global rates of diagnosis with the percentage of kids who are medicated for ADHD.
We know that girls with ADD or girls with ADHD are often not diagnosed in the same way as boys with ADD or ADHD. We wanted to share the article below.
Give me a break! It turns out that according to the European Journal of Pediatrics, there is a increased risk of fracture in girls with ADHD and boys with ADHD. Check out the plain language summary below:
Forbes Health compares efficacy and side effects of two commonly prescribed ADHD medications Adderall and Vyvance. Other medications for ADHD not mentioned include Concerta, Jornay (taken at night as a delayed release medication), as well as some less commonly prescribed medications like Dextrostat, Focalin and Quillavent. Also missing in this article but of note are Intuniv and Strattera.
We read this article in the Global Herald about girls still being underrepresented in STEM subjects. Camp Sequoia is very proud of our all girls camp and staff which features real STEM activities and mentorship for our amazing girls.
In the Charlotte Post, we read a new study that the number of women aged 23-49 diagnosed with ADHD has increased by 100% 2020-2022.
There is now a correlation established, courtesy of Scientific Reports and available in plain language below. In brief, ADHD in girls is more commonly comorbid with certain permutations of fragile X.
Check out this article on body posture and how others perceive your feelings as a result of that. Duke University and Patty Van Cappallen have discovered that more than facial expressions, body posture has a notable impact on how we are perceived.
We wanted to share a newly published children’s book, “Walking in Ava’s shoes” which outlines the realities of a young girl with ADHD and her perspective as a child with ADHD and how that impacts her interactions with other girls and how she expresses her feelings with an overall positive message of compassion and understanding for girls with ADHD.
As the first single gender social skills focused summer program in the US, we wanted to pass this article along about emotional coaching and the ways these types of interactions can, “ripple into the next generation”.
We had a good gut feeling that our community would enjoy this research linking microbiome health in the intestines to ADHD. This work, published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry looks at the type and ratios of bacteria found in patients with and without an ADHD diagnosis. The link above provides a plain English summary of this study without a paywall.
We know that sometimes AD/HD in girls can be missed or overlooked and we also understand that it is important to recognize and support the needs of girls with ADHD. This week we wanted to share that author, songwriter and singer Lily Allen has shared with the world her recent ADHD diagnosis. It is important for our young girls with ADHD to recognize that they are not alone. Lily discusses the genetic and situational components of ADHD in a recent Guardian article.
Check out this global resource for parents of twice exceptional (2e) and neurodivergent kids:
A recent study explores the relationship between ADHD and school attendance.
Texas Success for a twice-exceptional teen. Check out 2E Apothecary and learn about Gideon and his family.
A study in borderline Personality Disorder and ADHD in girls concludes both ADHD and unpleasant experiences in early childhood are predictive of BPD, but these indicators are not found as girls get older.
Check out this overview of the diagnosis formerly known as Asperger’s in the Orlando Sentinel from the Director of Disability Services at Rollins College in celebration of Autism Awareness Month
The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience has recently published work from King College in London looking at over 2,200 children from the UK ages 5,7, 10 and 12. They’ve determined that children with noted hyperactive, inattentive or classically impulsive ADHD symptoms showed more withdrawn behavior, increased isolation and had a greater incidence of at school bullying. We also encourage you to check out this blog about neurodiversity including (2e or twice-exceptional) inspired thinking.
Here are some strategies from Dr. Duong, clinical psychologist and senior researcher at the Constructive Dialogue Institute. In short, Letting go of winning, Reciprocal story sharing, Informational Questioning to build understanding, recognizing the emotional piece and seeking common ground are all tenets that serve to build meaningful constructive dialogue.
