Symptom Tests
Do You Really Know the Signs of Executive Function Disorder (EFD)?
You know that executive function deficits make it difficult to plan, organize, and...
ADHD Myths & Facts
The Definition of ADHD: Myths & Truths
The definition of ADHD is changing and our understanding of attention deficit...
Executive Functions
How to Activate Your Child’s ADHD Brain for Distance Learning
Weak executive functions sabotage our kids’ efforts to organize, plan ahead, and make...
Teens with ADHD
How to Steer Your Teen Without Hovering or Nagging
Teens and tweens with executive function deficits need an extra nudge to get going. Here...
Teens with ADHD
Learn to Scaffold: Build Your Teen’s Executive Functions All Year Long
Your teen is forging his own identity and fighting to stand on his own two feet. But he’s...
Executive Functions
ADHD & the Art of Persistence: Teaching Goal-Setting Skills
Does delayed executive function maturity make it hard for your child to achieve his...
Typical ADHD Behaviors
The Mystery of ADHD Motivation, Solved
Why do adults and children with ADHD or ADD have strong motivation and executive function...
How ADHD Is Diagnosed
How the DSM-5 Fails People with ADHD
DSM-5 ADHD criteria is flawed for various reasons: It overemphasizes attention deficits...
Executive Dysfunction
How to Treat Executive Function Disorder
Learn about the therapies, reward systems, and classroom accommodations built to...
ADDitude for Professionals
ADHD in Teens: How Symptoms Manifest as Unique Challenges
ADHD brains develop differently than neurotypical brains. In the adolescent years, this...
Emotions & Shame
Diaries of “Adulting” (or Not) with ADHD
Adulthood officially begins at age 18, but feeling like one may come much later — if at...
Behavioral Therapy
How Behavioral Therapy Targets Executive Dysfunction — with Positivity and Praise
ADHD is not an excuse. But it is the neurological basis for so many of your child’s...
ADHD Guide
What Is ADHD? Signs, Types, Causes, Treatments
ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is a neurological disorder that impacts...
ADDitude Archives
The 25 Most Influential Reads from ADDitude’s First 25 Years
Over the past 25 years, the pages of ADDitude have revealed the painful truth of...
ADHD Guide
The ADHD Overview from ADDitude
ADHD is a neurological condition that impacts executive function, working memory,...
For Teachers
Lost, Late, or Burnt Out?
A student with ADHD may start off the school year organized and eager to do her best, but...
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Could Positive Parenting Decrease the Risk for Oppositional Defiant Disorder?
Why do some children with ADHD also show signs of oppositional defiant disorder —...
ADDitude for Professionals
When OCD and ADHD Coexist: Symptom Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment
OCD and ADHD are distinct but also comorbid disorders that can share similar symptoms,...
Mental Health & ADHD Comorbidities
ADHD & Type 2 Diabetes: A Surprising, Stark Health Link
Healthy eating suffers when ADHD impulsivity, poor executive function, and...
Executive Functions
Bring Out Your Child’s Inner Executive
Six ways for parents to improve executive dysfunction in kids with attenti...