Understood reports that artificial food dyes, like Red 40, may worsen ADHD symptoms in some children, prompting a phase-out ...

Is it normal childhood behavior or could it be ADHD? Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, delves into why ADHD diagnosis often goes beyond the scope of a pediatrician's role in a traditional well-visit and ...

A new study of treatments for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has found that combining behavior modification therapy with medication is the most effective way to improve ...

Despite decades of research, these ADHD myths still affect how people understand attention and behavior.

New research suggests that the psychological traits of mothers and fathers may influence their children’s attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder tendencies and boredom levels in distinct ways. The ...

Children with ADHD struggle from the earliest ages to control their actions and pay attention. They forget to turn-off the TV, to come to the table, or to clean their rooms. When homework requires ...

Children with ADHD are often bright, spontaneous, and caring. But parenting them is not without its challenges. Behavioral problems—from forgetting to do chores to outright defiance—can be frustrating ...

There are two groups of medications a doctor may prescribe for a child with ADHD. These include stimulants and nonstimulants. A doctor may recommend a combination of medications and behavioral ...

ADHD diagnosis, which largely originated in the United States, began to spread to the rest of the globe in the late 1990s, ...