diagnosing children

When Strangers Notice Your Child’s ADHD First

We were frazzled beyond belief. None of our parenting strategies were working. And our son’s doctor...

“My parents never told me I wasn’t smart enough to attend college, but they also never asked me about...

The emotional toll of ADHD is often invisible and impossible to describe, especially if you’re a...

My son was a preschool student — not yet five years old — the first time I glimpsed the pain he kept...

Educating yourself and your family about ADHD is tougher than you may think. Most physicians receive...

The “incremental” revisions to the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) guidelines for ADHD...

Roughly one quarter of children with ADHD also suffer from an anxiety disorder. The inverse is also...

A review of the Barkley Deficits of Executive Functioning Scale upheld the 70-item questionnaire’s...

When a student with ADHD is also a perfectionist or people pleaser who doesn’t disrupt class,...

In a recent study, children with severe ADHD symptoms showed lower brain engagement and slower...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex disorder — for patients and for diagnosing clinicians....

…And, as a small child, I heard that loud and clear. I carried it with me for a long, long time. Even...