When it comes to ADHD—its symptoms, its treatment, and how it affects families—knowing is better. ADHD Awareness Month each October highlights the lives of the 17 million children and adults in the United State living with ADHD, their family members, teachers, and professionals working with them. This year’s theme, “Knowing is Better,” focuses on what…

When a girl has ADHD, she has a very good chance of “falling through the cracks.” That’s because the symptoms of ADHD in girls not only tend toward the predominately inattentive presentation, but girls are more likely to internalize their struggles rather than act out because of them. Early ADHD research focused on boys and…

Join the discussion. When computer hackers revealed Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles had tested positive for methylphenidate (Ritalin), she was upfront and unabashed about her diagnosis. “I have ADHD, and I have taken medicine for it since I was a kid,” she writes in a Facebook post to her fans. “Having ADHD, and taking medicine…