The stereotype of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is someone, often a young boy, who can’t focus and can’t sit still. And there are certainly people who fit that description. But the ...

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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a widespread psychiatric disorder among children, that sometimes persists into adulthood. It is highly heritable, but the definitive causes remain ...

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Even though stereotypes about people with ADHD may have you believe that the condition will limit success, the high number of celebrities with ADHD proves otherwise ...

For many late-identified adults with ADHD, the ones who muddled through the school years by doing enough to get by with the knowledge they had the potential to do better, it is often problems in the ...

It’s unclear exactly what causes ADHD. But doctors believe it’s linked to problems with how your body processes certain brain chemicals called neurotransmitters, mainly dopamine and norepinephrine.

When my son was a newborn, I had a brilliant impulse. I packed him and his big sister up and took us all to a gorgeous lake an hour’s train ride away. It was picturesque and sparkly as we walked up ...

When you have ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) you may feel like a juggler. You may be pretty good at keeping two or three balls in the air. But when the world tosses a few more at you, ...