impulsivity

Everything You Never Knew About the ADHD Brain

Imagine hundreds of cars approaching an intersection that has no traffic light or stop sign. This is...

During the day, your teen blurts out answers and acts on his every impulse. At night, he tosses and...

Struggling to stop yourself from eating that third slice of pie, or buying that expensive gadget, or...

Traditional time-outs rely on the "crazy idea that to make children do better, we must first make...

Suppressed hunger is a problem for many children with ADHD. With my daughter, we face a different...

A study suggests that instead of being one disorder with small variations, ADHD may actually be a...

Delay discounting — or the tendency to choose immediate rewards over future ones — shares genetic...

A large, population-based study of Finnish children further confirms the theory that the youngest...

Bad behavior kicks emotions — yours and your child's — into high gear. Keep cool and calm instead,...

"My teen has an IQ of 130, but she is still distracted and impulsive. Can people with high...

You’re not imagining things — it is harder for you to lose weight and keep it off. Here, learn about...

Why kids with ADHD act the way they do — and how teachers can help th...