Are energy drinks harmful to teenagers with ADHD?

I'm not sure that energy drinks would be recommended to be highly consumed by anyone, let alone a young person. However, this has nothing to do with ADHD. There have been millions upon millions of dollars worth of research done in an attempt to find a link between food and ADHD, and absolutely no evidence to date has been found to suggest ADHD is impacted in any way (let alone caused) by foods. (this includes energy drinks).

If you have a young person who consumes large quantities of highly caffinated drinks in order to try to have a normal level of ability to concentrate, you may want to consider medication (if they are not already on medication). Taking large amounts of caffeine could be considered to be like a form of self -medication, as it does increase ones ability to concentrate (a major problem for those with attention deficiency). This should not be necessary if one is being otherwise medicated. Caffine is of course a stimunlant, just as many other ADHD medications are stimulants.

Good Luck.