Individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and those with autism spectrum disorder both experience atypical ...

The classic image of a child with ADHD is practically a stock character: the spacey kid staring out the window, distracted by squirrels; the fidgeter who can't sit still, a leg rattling under the desk ...

Brain scans are giving doctors fresh ammunition to argue that ADHD needs a rewrite. A large imaging study of 446 children diagnosed with the disorder, published in JAMA Psychiatry, points to three ...

Over 5% of children and adolescents are diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) globally. This condition is characterized by a short attention span, hyperactivity or impulsive ...

Prescription stimulants, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are widely used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including in children. In the U.S., about 3.5 million kids ages 3 to 17 ...

Many families of children with ADHD want an alternative to stimulant medication. Many clinicians want an objective read on how an individual patient's brain is functioning. A new partnership aims to ...

A massive MRI study found that Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, psychiatric disorders, and addiction are associated with distinct patterns of accelerated brain aging. The strongest ...

People have different levels of inhibitory control of attention, which is the cognitive skill that allows someone to focus on a specific task and tune out distractions. Scientists have theorized that ...