A sweeping new review of ADHD treatments—drawing on more than 200 meta-analyses—cuts through years of mixed messaging and hype. To make sense of it all, researchers have launched an interactive, ...

Games are usually seen as distractions or agents for procrastination. Yet recent research has shown that digital interventions significantly improve attention, executive function (e.g., self-control ...

These evidence-based approaches help adults with attention challenges thrive in daily life without pharmaceutical interventions. Living with adult attention-deficit ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is often characterized by three core behavioral challenges: attention, impulse control, and hyperactivity. These are ...

Genetics and lifestyle factors, such as leisure screen time and smoking, may significantly contribute to heart risk in patients with ADHD.

Growing awareness of ADHD may be leading some young adults to mistakenly believe they have the disorder, according to new U of T Scarborough research. The study, published in Psychological Medicine, ...

A pediatric neurologist explains the key differences between ADHD and autism in children, their overlapping traits, and why early, accurate diagnosis matters.

Hundreds of thousands of people with ADHD will be able to bypass expensive psychiatrist visits to get a life-changing ...

When a child struggles to focus, exhibits excessive energy, or acts impulsively, parents often wonder if something deeper might be happening. Attention-deficit ...

Women with ADHD experience more perimenopausal symptoms, and earlier in life. This link may be due to consequences of ADHD such as anxiety and lower socio economic status. More intense symptoms also ...