“Sit still and pay attention!” I’ll never forget my first grade teacher’s stern words, which played on repeat, no matter how hard I tried to comply. That combination was impossible for what I’d later ...

FIU Psychology Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Children and Families Katie Hart recently took the stage at TEDxMiami: Beyond Boundaries to share how early, evidence-based support ...

Drugs like Adderall and Ritalin appear to help children with ADHD by activating brain areas involved in alertness and ...

Pediatricians are too quick to prescribe medication for young children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, a new analysis shows. The American Academy of ...

Many families find themselves in a familiar situation: after a child is diagnosed with ADHD, a parent begins recognizing similar traits in themselves. This realization isn’t unusual—ADHD often runs in ...

Children with ADHD often exhibit hyperactivity due to an internal motor they haven't learned to control, not a lack of ...

From diets eliminating certain foods to those that add foods thought to offer special health benefits, the main question to ...

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 children aged 3 ...

Children with ADHD hear constant criticism disguised as advice, and most of it makes things worse rather than better. These ...