Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas ...

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

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD in short, is a long-term condition that includes a combination of different ...

A peek inside the brains of more than 750 children and teens reveals a key difference in brain architecture between those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and those without. Kids and ...

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

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) represents a prevalent neurodevelopmental condition affecting millions of children across the United States, often ...

Largest imaging study of ADHD to date identifies differences in five regions of the brain, with greatest differences seen in children rather than adults. The study is the largest to look at the brain ...

When a child has a language delay, people tend to accept this fact at face value: Joseph is 6 but speaks like a 3-year-old. While understandably upsetting to many parents, no one expects Joseph to ...

Upon learning a child has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, many parents may engage in self-blame. "It's my fault since I have ADHD," or "My child has to give up on the life they would have ...

Researchers led by New York University have found that a stimulant drug may be able to treat persistent daydreaming, fatigue, and brain sluggishness, also known as sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT). The ...