BuzzFeed News spoke to adults who learned that they have ADHD after being misdiagnosed for years with conditions including borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder, with life-changing results.

NICE is urging doctors to think about a potential ADHD diagnosis in people who are at higher risk of having the condition, but who are usually overlooked. People who have other conditions, such as a learning disability or mental health problem, or who have a close family member with ADHD are among those more likely…

ADHD is being missed in girls because they tend not be as badly behaved as boys, new NHS guidance suggests. The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (Nice) said girls and women are going undiagnosed because they were less likely to have “classic” symptoms of the disorder.

From wondering about a new teacher’s personality to a subject matter’s level of difficulty, all children face various concerns and challenges throughout the school year. Thomas E. Brown, director of the Brown Clinic for Attention and Related Disorders in Manhattan Beach, California, says that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are no different from those…

Around 75 percent of children and adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) also have sleep problems, but until now these have been thought to be separate issues. Now a in a pulling together of the latest research, Scientists are proposing of a new theory which says that much of ADHD may in fact be…

If you pay attention to media coverage of ADHD, you might have noticed an explosion of stories about ADHD and sleep this week. Here’s a sampling: Daily Mail: ADHD may be caused by children getting a lack of sleep or using mobiles and tablets before bed, experts say; Today: Does sleep deprivation cause ADHD? A…

By nature, I’m messy and disorganized — and my mind can be too. I have trouble sustaining attention on just about anything…Through a lot of trial and error, I’ve discovered several work-arounds that can help anyone struggling to stay focused at work.

It’s 30 years since the condition was recognised. It is most often associated with children, but more and more grownups are now being diagnosed. Does this help?

Now that your young child has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, you might be wondering about how to inform him or her about the diagnosis. What level of detail should you convey? Should you even say anything at all and wait for behaviors to improve once parenting techniques, medications and other treatments have…

DEAR CAROLYN: My 8-year-old son does not have the greatest relationship with my husband, and I am clearly his favorite. My son is a bit challenging in general; he has ADHD and is gifted and sensitive to boot. Anyway, my husband’s expectations of him just don’t seem to match reality.

In particular, ADHD can make it harder to regulate your emotions. One way to think of it is that impulsivity is a core symptom of ADHD, and that includes impulsivity in feeling and acting on emotions…So, naturally, the question is: what treatment helps people with ADHD regulate their emotions? Recently, a team of psychologists addressed…

I worked for five years as a special education teacher, and know that teaching kids with ADHD can be quite a challenge. While medications may help many students cope with the stress of coming back to the classroom, drugs alone often aren’t enough. Here are 10 strategies to help students with ADHD have a smooth…