If you have ADHD, you may have trouble sitting still, but there are ways to harness fidgeting behaviors to help improve your focus.

Imagine focusing on one thing so well that you can control its movement. Now, imagine mentally selecting colors and shapes to create an abstract image – a brain painting. USF computer scientist Marvin Andujar is harnessing the power of concentration and art to develop a new brain-computer interface (BCI) prototype and help study participants use…

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is often thought of as a disorder affecting children. But adults live with this condition too. It’s notoriously difficult to diagnose, but adult ADHD symptoms include impulsiveness, poor time management skills and trouble coping with stress. That all has implications for maintaining regular work schedules and social interactions.

Now that all children have returned to in-school learning and playing with their peers, some practical solutions to help those with ADHD achieve optimal academic and social success.

Summary: Young children who experience social isolation are at risk of being diagnosed with ADHD and face loneliness as adults, a new study reports.

Among children diagnosed with ADHD, low doses of ADHD medications did not affect thyroid or growth hormone levels, according to study data.

For decades, most physicians, parents and teachers have believed that stimulant medications help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) learn. However, in the first study of its kind, researchers at the Center for Children and Families at FIU found medication has no detectable impact on how much children with ADHD learn in the classroom.

Study data published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry provide prevalence estimates for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and comorbid medical conditions. Per data from a large, population-based cohort study, the national prevalence of ADHD was estimated at 3.5%.

If your space is overflowing with unnecessary stuff, these strategies can help you clear out the clutter and get organized.

Tics are involuntary movements that can occur in children and adults with both attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Tourette’s syndrome. About 50% of children diagnosed with ADHD have tics, and between 35% and 90% of children with Tourette’s have ADHD or ADHD-like symptoms.[1]

Online mental-health company Cerebral Inc. said it would stop prescribing almost all controlled substances, expanding an overhaul of its treatment practices in the wake of scrutiny over how it provided stimulants for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Pediatric ischemic stroke is associated with a 2-fold increased risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.