The causes of ADHD are not fully understood. As with other mental health and behavioral disorders, genes likely play a role, but recent research also implicates exposure to environmental toxins such ...

Neurodevelopmental disorders are a diverse group of conditions that affect the brain from early development. They include attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism and learning ...

A woman I know has young daughters who attend a private school in the Greater Seattle area. On multiple occasions, her daughters have been chastised for having something containing sugar — even a few ...

About 1 in 14 children and adolescents in the U.S. are diagnosed with ADHD, a chronic condition that includes attention difficulty, hyperactivity and impulsiveness. In the most common form of ADHD ...

"We found among individuals diagnosed with ADHD, ADHD medication was significantly associated with lower mortality during a 2-year and 5-year follow-up period." — Lin Li, PhD, Department of Medical ...

This article was reviewed by Lynn Marie Morski, MD, JD. Key Takeaways: ADHD and menopause symptoms can overlap, and one ...

If you live with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, you know firsthand how this condition affects your brain. One of the biggest impacts is the way ADHD can make it difficult to ...

Can ADHD Affect Gender Identity? Everyone's journey of finding their identity is unique, and many factors can influence it. One of them is a complex link between attention deficit hyperactivity ...