ADHD

Brain listening to music on headphones in studying environment.

Background Bops: Why We Need Music to Focus

Mark StenbergandNatalie VanHecke, University of Texas at Dallas

Have you ever noticed that you tend to clean faster or more efficiently when you have music on? Some people love 80s rock, others love lo-fi. What is it about music that constantly draws people…

April 20, 2024

The halves of two lunch trays -- one grey and one orange -- are joined, the orange containing a packaged lunch, a juice box and string cheese, while the grey holds a more natural meal: sandwiches, nuts and berries, grapes. They are divided by a diagonal cutting down the middle, bisecting the background into green on the left and blue on the right, yet each are covered in stars.

What are American Food Regulations Doing to Us?

Vera Pavlovich, Loyola University Maryland

Compared to European food regulations, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's are careless. How do their policies affect our diets?…

March 21, 2024

A man in a blue gown with slick-backed hair sits on an examination table in a doctor's office adorned with diplomas, his sock adorned feet lying flat on a metal foot stool. Dr. Google is facing him, having clearly delivered terrible news based on his guarded posture, hands buried in his pockets; also, the fact that the man has broken down in tears and buried his face in his hands.

Social Media & Self-Diagnosis

Vera Pavlovich, Loyola University Maryland

With social media, awareness of symptoms of various diseases and disorders has spread rapidly, leading to a rise in self-diagnosis.…

February 23, 2024

For an article about the Percy Jackson Disney Plus series, two young boys stare into the sky. A young girl with braids stares off in a suit of armor. A lightning storm goes on in the background and a beast carries a figure by its neck.

TV’s Future Golden Boy: Percy Jackson, The Hero You’ve Been Waiting For

Havilah Sciabbarrasi, Florida State University

After almost 20 years, Percy Jackson and the series' long history of neurodivergent representation is getting the adaptation it deserves.…

October 25, 2023

in article about the clean girl aesthetic, illustration of different desk set-ups common to the trend

The Clean Girl Aesthetic Sets Unrealistic Expectations for ADHD Girlies

Valentina Palomino, SUNY Old Westbury

There's nothing wrong with staying up-to-date on trends, but this one may cause more harm than good. …

December 11, 2022

A girl with ADHD, a disorder that is under-diagnosed in females

ADHD in Girls Often Goes Undiagnosed

Nora Weiss, George Washington University

Men are three times more likely to be diagnosed with the condition, but that is not to say that it is less common in women — it is simply harder to detect…

June 13, 2022

College Students With ADHD Face Additional Roadblocks

Anastasiya Cernei, Missouri State University

While making major life transitions can be difficult for everyone, people with this disorder tend to face challenges that 'ordinary' people can't even begin to imagine.…

May 3, 2021