A new study suggests that common medications prescribed to help manage ADHD, such as Adderall and Ritalin, may work ...

Scientists are mapping the characteristics that adults with ADHD share—and revealing new coping strategies for people living ...

New research suggests that recognizing ADHD-related strengths like creativity and hyperfocus may improve mental health and ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how the brain regulates ...

For decades, ADHD stimulant medications have been thought to sharpen attention, but new research has uncovered something very ...

The title of this post jumps over an important starting point, getting a thorough diagnostic assessment for ADHD. While there are many claims about what ADHD looks like in one’s life based on ...

Adult ADHD has emerged as a significant health concern in the United States, with approximately one-quarter of adults suspecting they may have undiagnosed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Impulsivity, or acting before thinking, is a well-known ADHD symptom. It can cause people to interrupt, blurt out ideas, ...

Kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder may grow up to be adults with ADHD. Although symptoms are generally more common in children (with approximately 8.4 ...

When I was first diagnosed as a child, there wasn’t the ADHD awareness there is today. I was first diagnosed with ADHD at age 11. Twenty years later, that diagnosis would be reaffirmed. Suddenly, ...

Much research on ADHD focuses on the ways that it impairs functioning. A new study, however, illuminates how it may serve as ...

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