Neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and ADHD often share symptoms, including challenges with social situations, staying ...

ADHD stands for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. It’s a neurodevelopmental disorder that, as the name implies, causes problems with attention and ...

For years, stimulant medications for ADHD have been described as chemical accelerators, framed as drugs that rev up a ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in childhood and is most common among boys. However, ADHD is ...

ADHD family therapy can involve attending therapy together with your child or separate parent sessions, depending on the age and needs of your child. This is because younger children may not be mature ...

The number of children and adolescents diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has risen markedly in ...

In a recent study, people with ADHD were more likely to strongly identify with 10 character strengths, including creativity ...

Drugs like Adderall and Ritalin appear to help children with ADHD by activating brain areas involved in alertness and ...

ADHD stimulants appear to work less by sharpening focus and more by waking up the brain. Brain scans revealed that these ...

Doctors in the UK are increasingly concerned that a global shortage of ADHD drugs is leading to children going without medication and missing school, and adults self-medicating with alcohol instead.

Last year at least 4,000 prescriptions for ADHD medication were issued by private clinics to people in Northern Ireland, up ...

ADHD stimulants may improve performance not by sharpening focus, but by making the brain more awake and motivated.