With 15.5 million U.S. adults currently diagnosed with ADHD, there is a growing focus on warning signs of the disorder. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a ...
ADHD doesn’t play by the rules that are typically applied to the condition. Most people assume that the hallmarks of ADHD are impulsivity, inability to pay attention, and a kind of physical mania. Yet ...
You might think that Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is mainly a condition children deal with, and mainly boys. But the National Institute of Mental Health reports that 3.2% of U.S.
Fidgeting at a desk. Often called “the disruptive one.” Always looking elsewhere instead of at the teacher, and daydreaming, of course. These are frequent stereotypes associated with ADHD, or ...
With everything there is to juggle in life, it’s easy to assume that everyone experiences that sinking-in-quicksand feeling as they navigate another busy day. But if you find this feeling is paired ...
(WXYZ) — New government statistics show 1 in 10 school-age children in the United States has been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, better ...
Many girls with ADHD aren't diagnosed until their late teens or adulthood. My recent research points to a possible ...
Picture this. Over the years, you’ve been to multiple mental health professionals as you try to arrive at a diagnosis, presenting a set of symptoms that can be seen among several disorders, like ...
Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...
I was first diagnosed with ADHD at age 11. Twenty years later, that diagnosis would be reaffirmed. Suddenly, everything about my life made sense, including the feeling that I was somehow different ...
People with ADHD have stories. What makes ADHD and other neurodevelopmental conditions unique is that they start early in life—while the brain is developing. So, often some of the first memories are ...