October is ADHD Awareness Month, and this year’s theme, “The Many Faces of ADHD,” highlights how differently the condition can look from one person to another. Dr. Jim Saperstone from Community Care ...

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

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

Much research on ADHD focuses on the ways that it impairs functioning. A new study, however, illuminates how it may serve as ...

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

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

According to the Centers for Disease Control, 7 million U.S. children aged 3–17 have been diagnosed with ADHD. When you're raising one of these unique, wonderful children, it can be hard to know ...

A recent executive order has sparked widespread concern about the availability of medications treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a condition that affects more than 22 million ...

The last time I set foot in an exam hall was over 10 years ago, so I figured that, at 32, getting a formal ADHD diagnosis would be pointless. I made it through school and university, I've established ...

A recent executive order by President Trump creating the MAHA commission suggests the possibility of future restrictions on ...

The study does make a case for how access to medication has the potential to benefit both the person living with ADHD and the broader community. This is an important aspect, considering that there is ...

I had long suspected I had ADHD but hadn't sought a formal diagnosis. I wasn't sure it would be useful since I was done with schooling. However, at 32, I had an assessment with a psychiatrist, and ...