Research published indicates that ADHD medication used during pregnancy does not cause impairment to a child’s physical or neurodevelopmental growth. Molecular Psychiatry.1 A large population-based study found that in-utero ADHD medication, including stimulants, did no harm to a child’s growth or neurodevelopment. This was in contrast to children whose mothers had stopped taking ADHD medication
According to research published in The, neurofeedback may not work for ADHD treatment in boys. American Journal of Psychiatry The study examined whether functional MRI neurofeedback was a safe and effective alternative for pharmacological ADHD treatment. Subjects who received fMRINF in this double-blind, randomized controlled trial did not experience significant improvement in their ADHD symptoms
Does birth trauma cause ADHD? Prenatal complications are linked to ADHD. What role do prenatal and infant exposure play in ADHD? These are the difficult questions that parents often ask about ADHD. Researchers continue to add new risk factors, such as maternal stress and lead poisoning, for ADHD during pregnancy and after birth. Much remains to