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What does brain imaging tell us about ADHD?
Kristen Stuppy, MD
  • Dec 8, 2018
  • 4 min

What does brain imaging tell us about ADHD?

We now are able to look at the brain in ways that show its development and function. Studies have shown that kids with ADHD have smaller brains than kids without ADHD. This does not correlate with the head size your doctor measures in infancy, and head size does not help physicians predict ADHD. Last week’s post What is ADHD? Why do some develop it? introduced the concept that ADHD is a brain disorder, not a problem with parenting or other common misbeliefs. Today we’ll go mo
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What is ADHD? Why do some develop it?
Kristen Stuppy, MD
  • Dec 1, 2018
  • 3 min

What is ADHD? Why do some develop it?

ADHD was first recognized as a behavior problem, but now we know it’s a developmental disorder. Don’t worry though. Having a developmental disorder doesn’t make you stupid or damaged. It simply means that brain development is a bit different. We’ll tackle details here. Typical Brain Development Our brains have billions of nerve cells called neurons that start developing a few weeks after conception. Within 6 months after conception, there are even more neurons than are found
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