ADHD Diagnosis in Kids Q: “I Think My 5-Year-Old Has ADHD. The Doctor Disagrees.” “Ask your pediatrician to administer norm-referenced rating scales (the Vanderbilt Assessment Scale...
Symptom Tests for Children Self-Test: Could Your Preschooler Have ADHD? Take this free screener to see if your preschooler may be showing symptom...
ADHD News & Research Boredom Triggers High Stress Response in Impulsive People: New Study Elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol were found in highly impulsive people when bored,...
ADHD News & Research Study: Sleep Problems in Children Linked to Low Iron, Restless Behavior Sleep problems are more common among children with restlessness and iron deficiency problems,...
Caregiver Blogs “Girls with ADHD Need to Hear You Say These 5 Things” “I wish I had grown up hearing the following words of encouragement – the things all girls with ADHD...
Support & Stories ADHD Is . . . Self-Advocacy: How ADDitude Readers Secure Helpful Help Knowing how to ask for help is crucial but especially tough for people with ADHD because of RSD,...
ADHD News & Research CDC: Half of People with ADHD Diagnosed in Adulthood New data identifying the prevalences of adult ADHD, plus symptom and diagnosis discrepancies between...
Typical ADHD Behaviors “I’m Resilient, Strong, and Proud. Thank You, ADHD.” “Hitting rock bottom helped me find the hidden, gritty, scrappy fighter within me.” ADDitude readers...
Typical ADHD Behaviors It’s Borture! What ADHD Boredom Really Feels Like “Most people think boredom is just about not being interested in stuff. For me it’s a state of...
Guest Blogs “The Case for Reclassifying ADHD Stimulants” “Like many psychiatrists, I have taken the Schedule II classification of stimulants at face value for...
Typical ADHD Behaviors “How My ADHD Brain Solved a Problem That Stumped Everyone Else” Imaginative, resourceful, and fast-thinking ADHD brains can often solve problems that stump everyone...
Typical ADHD Behaviors When ADHD Curiosity Fuels Innovation and Exploration “ADHD curiosity made me into a natural born information broker.” — An ADDi...
Free Downloads - ADHD Parenting Free Download: What Is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)? Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches people how to manage ADHD symptoms using mindfulness,...
ADHD-Friendly Jobs “Taking Up Space:” Illustrator Hayley Wall on Neurodivergence and the Power of Art “If you can tune into your voice and communicate your story, that’s when you’re going to create...
ADHD News & Research Study Identifies Significant Genetic Overlap Between ADHD, Dyslexia ADHD and dyslexia share 174 genes, including 121 previously unidentified ones, and 49 genetic...