ADDitude Magazine

1 week ago | additudemag.com | Carole Fleck

Actor Busy Philipps, 45, recently shared her ADHD diagnosis – a revelation that came as her young daughter was being evaluated and diagnosed. Philipps realized that she checked all the boxes for the condition too. Despite earning the nickname “Busy” as a child because she rarely stopped moving, she had long dismissed her ADHD symptoms as personal weaknesses. Today the Dawson’s Creek, Freaks and Geeks, Cougar Town, and Girls5eva star reflects on life before and after her ADHD diagnosis at age 39.

2 weeks ago | additudemag.com | Melanie Wolkoff Wachsman

April 29, 2025Stimulant medications (amphetamine or methylphenidate) reduce ADHD symptoms better than non-pharmacological interventions, according to a meta-analysis published in The Lancet Psychiatry, which included 113 randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and 14,887 participants aged 19 to 44. 1The researchers analyzed self-reports and clinician-reported rating scales submitted at 12, 26, and 52 weeks regarding the efficacy of medication and non-medication treatment for ADHD.

2 weeks ago | additudemag.com | Melanie Wolkoff Wachsman

In a recent ADDitude roundtable titled “Living with ADHD: It’s Different for Women,” five experts addressed the impact of hormones, diagnostic gaps, gender bias, the unique experiences of neurodivergent Black women, and therapeutic strategies for building skills and self-esteem. Here are highlights from that conversation.

3 weeks ago | additudemag.com | Melanie Wolkoff Wachsman

April 18, 2025Deficits in working memory, response inhibition, and processing speed are present not only in individuals with ADHD but also in their family members without the condition, according to a new study published in the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science that suggests these shared cognitive deficits may be “endophenotypes,” or measurable genetic traits that essentially act as biomarkers for ADHD.

1 month ago | additudemag.com | Kendall Lyons

I’m a member of the growing group of people who are learning of their neurodivergence in adulthood. At 37, I was diagnosed with ADHD and autism. Daily life is interesting, to say the least, with two conditions that try to pull me in different directions. I don’t really lose car keys or paperwork. Still, my home office is a mess. I can focus for hours on my favorite topics and watch video after video on YouTube.