ADHD Diagnosis in Kids
Is It ADHD or a Vision Problem?
If your child is fidgety, hyperactive, or distressed by his schoolwork, an ADHD diagnosis...
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
The Truth About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
OCD is largely misunderstood and commonly difficult to manage. Symptom control is only...
Mental Health & ADHD Comorbidities
Substance Use Disorders and ADHD: 5 Key Facts
Does a history of substance use disorder (SUD) preclude a patient with ADHD from...
What Causes ADHD?
ADHD Is More Than Just Genes
ADHD is a genetic disorder, but DNA is not working alone. Stress, foods, and...
Typical ADHD Behaviors
8 Illuminating Insights Into ADHD: Making Sense of Your Brain
Understanding ADHD and how it affects everyday life often means questioning everything...
ADHD in Women
Why ADHD in Women is Routinely Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Treated Inadequately
ADHD is not a male disorder, but men and boys are diagnosed far more commonly than women...
ADHD Symptoms in Children
ADHD in Children: Symptoms, Evaluations & Treatments
Children who exhibit these symptoms of ADHD — inattentive or hyperactive and impulsive —...
ADDitude for Professionals
DESR: Why Deficient Emotional Self-Regulation is Central to ADHD (and Largely Overlooked)
DESR, or deficient emotional self-regulation, is a core facet of ADHD that carries...
Executive Dysfunction
What Does Executive Function Disorder Look Like in Adults?
People with executive dysfunction often experience time blindness, or an inability to...
The ADHD Brain
Let It Out! How Self-Expression Soothes the ADD Brain
Why do bullet journals work so well for ADHD brains? Because they allow us to organize...
ADHD in Older Adults
Q&A: Is It Worth Seeking an ADHD Diagnosis After 50?
ADHD doesn’t disappear with age. Yet many older adults with symptoms of ADHD are...
ADDitude for Professionals
Traumatic Stress Alongside ADHD: 5 Reasons Clinicians Need to Consider Trauma
Traumatic stress and ADHD are connected — each worsening the symptoms of the other....
ADHD Diagnosis in Kids
4 Bad Reasons to Delay an ADHD Evaluation
Preschool teachers, relatives, and even friends have commented on your child’s abnormal...
Making Friends
The Social Executive Function Skills That Elude Kids with ADHD
Children and teens with ADHD may lose friends because of deficits in social executive...
ADDitude for Professionals
What Is Inattentive ADHD? Symptoms, Characteristics, Diagnostic Considerations
Formerly called ADD, inattentive ADHD is characterized by symptoms of disorganization,...
ADDitude for Professionals
Why the ADHD Brain Chooses the Less Important Task — and How CBT Improves Prioritization Skills
Facing a to-do list top-heavy with critical, complex tasks, adults with ADHD often tackle...
Symptom Tests for Adults
[Self-Test] Do You Have a Working Memory Deficit?
Working memory, which is critical to executive functioning, is where you store short-term...
School Advocacy
A 6-Step Plan for Teaching ADHD Self-Advocacy Skills
Learn how to help a student with ADHD understand and communicate their learning needs to...
Language Processing Disorder
How to Support Children with Language Processing Disorders: A Parent’s Guide
Does your child have language processing disorder — including receptive language...
Anxiety
5 Ways to Reframe Anxiety for Your Worried Teen
Anxiety in teens is common — and stressful. With ADHD, the adolescent years are ripe for...