There’s a growing push to focus on our brain differences, not deficits. This wider view of “normal” is a big part of something called neurodiversity. Advocates hope the idea expands how we think of developmental disorders, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). If the concept goes mainstream, it could lead to big changes in education … Read more
SOURCES: Denise Leung, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, medical director of quality, Department of Psychiatry, NYPH-CUIMC; program medical director, Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital Community and Acute Outpatient Psychiatry Services, Child and Adolescent Health, New York City. Edward M. Hallowell, MD, board-certified child and adult psychiatrist, author of ADHD 2.0: New … Read more