After evaluating scans of almost 5,800 children with and without attention deficit disorder, US researchers discovered that ...

Now, researchers say the stimulants don’t work as previously believed. Instead of affecting regions of the brain that control attention, the drugs primarily affect the brain’s reward and wakefulness ...

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

A new study suggests that common medications prescribed to help manage ADHD, such as Adderall and Ritalin, may work ...

ADHD stimulants appear to work less by sharpening focus and more by waking up the brain. Brain scans revealed that these ...

You have options for treating your child’s ADHD. While some parents choose medication as part of the treatment plan, others decide not to use it. What works best for your child may be different from ...

Recent outrage about the number of toddlers being treated for ADHD is warranted. American Academy of Pediatric guidelines which pushed the lower age limit for evaluation and treatment of ADHD down to ...

KIDS as young as three are being put on ADHD drugs because childcare centres and preschools refuse to enrol them unmedicated. Children as young as three are being prescribed ADHD drugs as childcare ...

If your child has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you know that they face different obstacles from children with non-ADHD brains. This disorder can cause your kid to have trouble ...

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