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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

The World

New study links ADHD to pesticide exposure

Environment

A study published yesterday in the journal Pediatrics links pesticide exposure in children to a diagnosis of ADHD. When chemicals are everywhere, how can we keep ourselves and our children safe?

Pollutants Implicated in ADHD

A.D.H.D. an under- (and over-) diagnosed problem

Health & Medicine

New research links ADHD diagnosis with childhood mercury, lead exposure

Environment

Prescribing nature for children

Health & Medicine

ADHD or Sleep Deprivation?

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder now affects 11 percent of school-aged children. Between 2003 and 2007, the number of diagnoses among children surged by 22 percent, according to the CDC. At the same time, it’s been found that kids are getting at least an hour less of sleep now than they were a hundred years ago. […]

Environmental Exposure

Lead and tobacco  ? we know they’re not good for us – but now it turns out they may be linked to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

The World

Brains and the Environment

The science is in the early stages, but doctors and other health researchers are becoming increasingly concerned that a wide range of synthetic chemicals and pollutants may be linked to brain disorders, ranging from attention deficit disorder to autism. Host Steve Curwood reports from a recent conference of health experts in New York.