The topic of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a controversial one. Some believe it’s a made-up diagnosis, foisted on active children by drug manufacturers. Others, who have seen a child’s ...

There are now 2.6 million people in the UK with ADHD – and diagnoses are on the rise. Looking at 18 years of anonymised NHS patient records, researchers at University College London noted a 20-fold ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December issued a warning that ADHD stimulants such as Ritalin and Concerta may in rare cases cause prolonged and painful erections, some lasting so long they ...

QUESTION: In the last few years of teaching I’ve noticed a concerning trend in my students both in my in-person and virtual classrooms. My students have begun to talk about ADHD, and a certain number ...

In her highly thought-provoking book, Wedge beautifully and very thoroughly lays out what every parent should know before accepting an ADHD diagnosis for their child. She explores how the diagnosis ...

There's been a ton of commentary on the New York Times story about otherwise healthy teenagers abusing Adderall and related drugs in the hopes of gaining an improvement in test scores, whether they be ...

Long-term use of acetaminophen during pregnancy was associated with twice the risk of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, according to a study published Monday in the journal ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Scant research has been done on the long-term safety of drugs for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new analysis shows ...

It can be challenging to write an article such as this, because, as in politics where passions flare vehemently, so too do they in the ADHD debate. Is it genetic? Is it socially constructed? Does it ...