I try hard to avoid sitting in a big room listening to a speech that doesn’t interest me. I find it physically uncomfortable to remain still and focus when I’d rather be doing something else. But ...

A new study reports that the widespread cognitive difficulties in children with learning problems appear to be a core feature of their condition, independent of their attentional behaviors. In ...

Does it ever seem like you have too much to do and every task looks equally important? Many people with ADHD struggle to figure out the order of doing things and how to begin, which contributes to the ...

Disclosing and requesting accommodations based on a disability is a personal decision. Boston College does not require a student to disclose the existence of a disability, but students who wish to ...

Roughly 11% of all U.S. children ages 3–17 have been diagnosed with ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. That’s the equivalent of two to three ...

I provide neuropsychological evaluations for children, adolescents, and young adults. As a pediatric neuropsychologist, I specialize in understanding the relationship between “brain and behavior.” ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What is accelerated learning? What are specific accelerated learning strategies, and do they have a place in the classroom this year and in the future? We have been ...