A 17-year longitudinal study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev followed children from birth to adolescence to explore ...

Now, researchers say the stimulants don’t work as previously believed. Instead of affecting regions of the brain that control attention, the drugs primarily affect the brain’s reward and wakefulness ...

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

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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 ...

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

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

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 ...

AUTISM and ADHD are neurodevelopmental conditions that affect people’s communication, attention and behaviour. But scientists ...

Task paralysis is believed to be related to sensory overload, and generally looks like “over-analyzing, the inability to get started on a project, trouble making decisions and feeling unable to sort ...

ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects both children and adults. It is characterised by symptoms such as ...