adhd, animals, child development, dogs

Could Dogs Be the Answer to ADHD?

UCI Health child development specialist Sabrina E.B. Schuck — long concerned about the lack of treatments for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) — decided to seek therapies besides medications to calm and help them focus. In a first-of-its-kind randomized trial, Schuck and her colleagues discovered that therapy dogs are effective in reducing some of the symptoms of ADHD ...

Troy Oakes

Girl with her arm around a German Shepherd's neck.

ADHD vs ADD: What’s the Difference?

ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It is a diagnosis that is given to people who are inattentive, impulsive, disorganized, forgetful, and who often daydream and lose things. These, among other symptoms, get in the way of normal everyday activities. This is the difference between ADHD vs. ADD. What is ADD? ADD stands for ...

Armin Auctor

Graffiti on an airconditioner that reads "ADHD."