A recent study published in the Journal of Attention Disorders provides new evidence that difficult childhood experiences may ...

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

The brain constantly receives information, and focus depends on its ability to filter out distractions and pick up on what ...

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

Research discovered that people with ADHD were more likely to strongly identify with character strengths including creativity ...

New research shows that ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is linked to higher creativity, and that this ...

ADHD is a neurobiological disorder that is hereditary and lifelong. Approximately 5% of the adult population is said to have it. While many believe it is over-diagnosed in children, it may be ...

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

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

Are rising ADHD diagnoses a cultural trend, a misunderstanding, or evidence of a real neurodevelopmental difference? This ...

Prescription stimulants, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are widely used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ...

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 ...