News and Information About ADHD

Lack of Sleep Linked to Childhood Obesity, Study Finds

Sleep problems and obesity — both of which frequently appear alongside ADHD — regularly go hand in...

Dysfunctions in ErbB4, a gene that facilitates communication between the brain’s prefrontal cortex...

The 2018 Michael Yasick ADHD Scholarship, funded by Shire, will award $2,000 of tuition assistance...

Despite numerous, peer-reviewed studies finding no link between childhood vaccines and autism...

Children with ADHD show significant neurological differences by the age of 4, according to studies of...

Bolstering the theory that ADHD and autism spectrum disorder share genetic underpinnings, a new study...

Children who experience head injuries in early childhood may be more likely to develop symptoms of...

Many patients with ADHD don’t adhere to their prescribed treatment regimens — usually because...

The prevalence of ADHD among U.S. children has not increased since 2014, according to a new national...

The steady increase in diagnoses for psychiatric conditions among U.S. children has sparked some...

If a stimulant medication alone isn’t adequately managing a child’s ADHD-related executive function...

Recent research finds that teens with ADHD most commonly attribute their successes to “high effort”...

The Specialized Foundation runs a school-based mountain biking program designed to help children with...

A specially designed cognitive-behavioral program called ACCESS may help young adults with ADHD learn...

Patients taking antidepressants — as well as those taking herbal supplements to manage symptoms of...