When it comes to ADD/ADHD, it is relatively rare that people just have the one condition. It is very common that people have 2 or even 3 conditions. What else comes with ADD/ADHD? It is very common for people to have the following conditions in addition to ADD/ADHD: Depression Anxiety Behavior Disorders Learning Disabilities Tic [...]

This is a great music video about ADD, by: Loomis and Lust. It is done very well, quite creative and enjoyable. Please enjoy this video and feel free to pass it along to anyone else! Best, Dr. Kenny Related Posts:Asperger’s Stand Up ComedyTy Pennington talks about ADHDAlternatives for ADHD – Video #3ADHD Alternatives Video #2Do [...]

It has been known for a long time that ADD/ADHD runs in families. ADD/ADHD is very genetic. Heritability studies show that ADD/ADHD is about as genetic as height – i.e. it is in the 80-85% heritable. A study was done that shows that it is quite common for more than one member of the family [...]

A study was recently published which demonstrated that Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) works up to 14 hours in adults with ADD/ADHD. In this study, measurements of adult ADD/ADHD symptom control were taken at 2 hours post medication, and were found to be effective all the way to 14 hours after the medication was taken. This can [...]

The news has been buzzing with the results of a new study which suggests that over 1 million American kids are misdiagnosed with ADHD, when they don’t in fact have it. When I saw these news reports, I got a copy of the article to review it, and I was also interviewed for a TV [...]

For many years – doctors suggested that people only take ADD/ADHD medication for school days. So, doctors suggested that people stop their stimulant medicine on weekends and holidays (including Christmas breaks, summer breaks, etc.). In the past 10-15 years, there has been more of a recognition that ADD/ADHD impacts many more areas of people’s lives [...]

I was recently sitting in a team meeting with the members of our clinic team. We were having a discussion which was partially about patients, but also partially about parenting techniques which we use as parents ourselves. It was a very interesting discussion… You see, I was talking about the difficulty that a set of [...]

It is with sadness that I report that a doctor who was a true leader in ADHD in Canada and internationally passed away on April 8, 2010. Dr. Atila Turgay had recently created the ‘Toronto ADHD Clinic’, where he was seeing a large number of children, teens and adults for ADHD. This was a service [...]

A recent new report shows that Watson Pharmaceuticals is cleared to create a generic form of Concerta for the US. A recent court of appeal decision is reported to have said that the patent on Concerta is invalid and that Watson is cleared to make their own version of the drug. Johnson and Johnson, the [...]

Although Intuniv is quite new, Shire Pharmaceuticals has had to continually fight to keep its patent protected for this new medicine. Shire has had recent lawsuits against: Actavis and Teva. Now, they are fighting Anchen to protect their medicine. For now, Intuniv is safe. The report above suggests that the Shire patent on Intuniv only [...]