This post is part 1 of 5 on modern perspectives on ADHD. A common sentiment is that ADHD is becoming overdiagnosed. There are numerous arguments for this position: On a bell curve of any human ...

New research indicates that recognizing and applying personal strengths may play a key role in the well-being of adults with ADHD. The findings challenge deficit-focused views and suggest promising ...

Accumulating evidence indicates that circadian rhythm dysfunction is a clinically significant and highly prevalent phenotype in a substantial subgroup of individuals ...

These reports have led some experts and parents to wonder whether ADHD is being overdiagnosed and overtreated. As researchers who have spent our careers studying neurodevelopmental disorders like ADHD ...

The behaviors of ADHD can be different from student to student, but there are strategies that help not only them, but the class as a whole. A common misconception about kids with ADHD is that they can ...

Carol Mathews receives funding from the National Institutes of Health and the International OCD Foundation. She is affiliated with the International OCD Foundation, and the Family Foundation for OCD ...

Summary: People with ADHD tend to be more creative, and this advantage may stem from a greater tendency for their minds to wander. The study is the first to directly connect ADHD traits, creativity, ...

The team found that people with ADHD were more likely than neurotypical participants to endorse a subset of strengths – notably hyperfocus, humor, creativity, spontaneity and intuitiveness – but not ...

Credit: Getty Images Researchers are exploring how gastrointestinal health, from the infant microbiome to adult digestive disorders, may influence — and be influenced by — the brain in people with ...

Over 11% of children are estimated to have a diagnosis of ADHD (Danielson et al., 2024), a rate that has doubled over the past 10 years. ADHD is characterized by difficulties with focus, ...

Anne-Laure Le Cunff was something of a wild child. As a teenager, she repeatedly disabled the school fire alarm to sneak smoke breaks and helped launch a magazine filled with her teachers’ fictional ...