ADHD & Neurodiversity

52+ min ago   (1714+ words) The 74 downloaded the 275 million-record DOGE dataset and analyzed Medicaid claims for autism therapy from 2019 to 2024. Our analysis reveals how an unproven, even harmful, behavior modification system called applied behavior analysis, or ABA, is crowding out more effective — and humane — treatments…...

50+ min ago   (1713+ words) Beth Hawkins is a senior writer and national correspondent at The 74. Jenny Thamer had low hopes for the meeting called by the superintendent of the Boulder Valley School District to hear from families of autistic students. From her experience, such…...

52+ min ago   (647+ words) Beth Hawkins is a senior writer and national correspondent at The 74. For most of its existence, the autism therapy known as applied behavior analysis, or ABA, has relied on armies of parents — eager to share heartrending stories of the transformation…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago   (1015+ words) Password will be generated and sent to your email address. There have been calls to stop women and girls from being “missed” from ADHD diagnoses in Scotland, after a professor said there has been “decades of underfunding”. One woman who…...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago   (237+ words) Understand that a first-time adult diagnosis doesn't mean the condition is new; it typically reflects previously unrecognised, lifelong symptoms. This understanding can help validate the genuine, longstanding nature of struggles that may have been misattributed to other causes for years....

1+ hour, 38+ min ago   (322+ words) Ever wondered what the world looks like through someone else's eyes? For individuals on the autism spectrum, sensory input isn't always processed in the same way it is for neurotypical people. Researchers at Boston University have developed a clever video…...

4+ hour, 22+ min ago   (837+ words) Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder characterized by hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention, and it is said that genetic factors play a significant role in whether a child develops ADHD. A new study involving 40,000 parent-child pairs showed that 'children…...

4+ hour, 44+ min ago   (278+ words) Recent employment tribunal cases have highlighted the impact rejection sensitivity can have on people with ADHD at work, and why employers need to understand how criticism and perceived rejection can affect neurodivergent staff. Rejection sensitivity, sometimes called rejection sensitivity dysphoria…...

4+ hour, 30+ min ago   (405+ words) Early-childhood digital screening, clinician-supervised assessment, and monitoring use smartphone images, home video, interaction audio, caregiver questionnaires, and non-contact sensors. Yet “multimodal” is sometimes applied when distinct patient-level inputs are not jointly modeled. This structured narrative review examines selected decentralized domains…...

12+ hour, 8+ min ago   (340+ words) SAN JOSE — A proposed expansion of an autism center in San Jose has taken a step forward with a real estate deal that helps advance the creation of a “Dream Campus 2.0” at the site. Morgan Autism Center has paid $7.5 million…...