Twins and family studies have shown that social behaviors are highly heritable. Thus, it is possible that variations in the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) might be involved in behavioral impairments in individuals with disorders associated with social deficits.

Researchers have discovered that brief online or in-person behavioral therapy for parents is equally effective in improving children’s behavior and parental knowledge — a potential game changer for parents strapped for time and access…The research by George DuPaul, professor of school psychology, and Lee Kern, professor of special education, at Lehigh University is the first…

There are several coexisting, or comorbid, conditions associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder – anxiety and depression among them. But what’s to be said of any possible association between ADHD and eating disorders? Are there any connections? If so, what steps can be taken to manage the challenges?

Three nonprofit organizations will recognize ADHD awareness month this October with a video contest to raise awareness about ADHD. The video contest centers around the theme “Knowing is Better: ADHD through the lifespan.” The three nonprofits are collectively known as the ADHD Awareness Month Coalition. The nonprofits in the coalition are Children and Adults with…

Scientists at the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH) at the Mailman School of Public Health report the first evidence that prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)—carcinogenic and neurotoxic combustion byproducts commonly found in urban air—combines with material hardship to significantly increase ADHD symptoms in children. Results are online in the journal Environmental…

Having ADHD is paradoxical. There are amazing highs and soul-crushing lows. You can be on top of the world, while secretly sure you can’t accomplish a thing. Thunderous applause by thousands is drowned out in a heartbeat by the single naysayer.

The last word of ADHD is Disorder (it comes after Attention Deficit Hyperactivity), but successful online entrepreneur Peter Shankman, 45, who discovered he has ADHD in his 30s, believes this chronic condition is anything but a disorder.

A study conducted by researchers from the University of Florida’s College of Pharmacy found there to be about a 40 percent chance that a 3-year-old diagnosed with ADHD would end up taking three kinds of mental health drugs by the age of 8…The findings, published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry in July, bring the…

A program that focuses on strengthening parenting skills also improves symptoms of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in 3-8 year-olds, according to researchers at UNC’s Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute.

People with ADHD are known to have trouble staying on task, their attention drifting elsewhere. New research published in Psychological Science, however, suggests that their minds may not be wandering at all, but instead going…blank.

It’s safe to say that we become different people because of our kids. We teach them important life lessons, but they have a lot of things – often unexpected – to teach us too. Especially when those kids have a unique need. Not only do we have to learn the ins and outs of “typical”…

The U.S. Department of Education is looking to recall its “Dear Colleague Letter and Resource Guide on ADHD.” This document instructs educators on how to work with students who have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder through direction and facts. The comment period recently closed, but I have a story for Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.