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

ADHD medications work like sleep, not attention boosters, massive brain study reveals. For some kids, focus problems may be ...

When ADHD is diagnosed in childhood, it typically happens between the ages of six and 12 years old – but that doesn’t mean the signs don’t show up a lot sooner. In a video posted on TikTok, counsellor ...

Telling the difference between a normal, antsy 4-year-old and one who is hyperactive to the point where it affects his or her ability to learn has become trickier as attention deficit disorders have ...

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

Parenting a child with ADHD mirrors my own past. When I regulate myself, listen deeply, and honor focus as strength, chaos ...

Children with ADHD often exhibit hyperactivity due to an internal motor they haven't learned to control, not a lack of ...

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

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

Prescription stimulants, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are widely used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including in children. In the U.S., about 3.5 million children aged 3 ...

From diets eliminating certain foods to those that add foods thought to offer special health benefits, the main question to ...

This article is part 3 of a 5-part series on modern perspectives on ADHD. Part 2, "What is ADHD, Really?" is available here.