ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, can affect up to an estimated 8.7 million adults in the United States. Despite how common it is to have the condition, there are still too many ...
Ned Hallowell likes to talk about the "moral diagnosis" of ADHD—the idea that ADHD symptoms, such as difficulty completing tasks or having trouble sitting still, are really moral shortcomings. “If ...
Despite decades of research, these ADHD myths still affect how people understand attention and behavior.
FARGO — The first time I heard about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder was in the early '90s. After numerous news outlets did numerous stories on this new attention/hyperactivity disorder, an ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Dear Eric: Even though I started off school smart and curious, starting middle school, I did horribly. I couldn’t manage my time wisely. I couldn’t organize ...
When Amanda* told her mother last year she’d been diagnosed with ADHD aged 48, her mother’s response was that she was just lazy; that doctors will hand out a diagnosis to anyone who wants one. But for ...
There is a misconception that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be caused by eating too many sweets or bad parenting. Our kids could do better in ...