ADHD can bring different challenges as children develop and have new experiences. Cultivating your role model skills, and helping your child celebrate their unique interactions with the world, lays ...

When a child struggles to focus, exhibits excessive energy, or acts impulsively, parents often wonder if something deeper might be happening. Attention-deficit ...

Children with ADHD and executive function disorder face the daily struggle of not meeting expectations. Expectations come at them from so many sources: school, home, peers, extra-curricular activities ...

This post was co-authored by Lara Honos-Webb, Ph.D., and Xiaodan Xu, Ph.D. A recent study has shown that ADHD medications do not improve ADHD students’ grades in school (Pelham, et al. 2022). This was ...

As the mom of a 9-year-old with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), I’ve often struggled to understand my son’s behaviors. He isn’t always able to ...

Behavior therapy should be a first step for families who have a child with ADHD, but a Stanford Medicine study found many children are receiving medication within a month of diagnosis. Credit: Getty ...

A teen driver using the driving simulator. The dashboard shows the target symbol to left of the speedometer. The participants were asked to search for the symbol on the visual display located on a ...

High school is a fast-paced, shifting social landscape where old friends can drift away and social status takes on greater importance. High school is a fast-paced, shifting social landscape where old ...

An intervention for parents of children with both asthma and ADHD reduced unscheduled healthcare visits compared with usual care. Asthma control improved significantly, as did parent-rated ADHD ...

Medically reviewed by Patricia Mikula, PharmD Key Takeaways ADHD is often treated with medications and behavioral therapy. Stimulants are first-choice medications for children with ADHD. ADHD symptoms ...