When pediatricians diagnose preschoolers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, there are clear steps they are supposed to take. Families should first be referred to behavior therapy, which ...

Black kids are misdiagnosed and over-policed, making it easy to make excuses about why we can’t teach them and why they can’t be successful. (Photo: Nappy.co/alyssasieb) When a new Centers for Disease ...

ADHD symptoms occur on a continuum and can fluctuate dramatically based on life circumstances such as transitions to middle ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who don't show a hand preference are more likely than their righty or lefty peers to perform poorly in school, a new study in the journal Pediatrics shows. And ...

ADHD may not be overdiagnosed at all. Researchers say it’s more accurate to view it as a spectrum condition that changes over ...

NEW YORK, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to have writing problems such as poor spelling and grammar than their peers, according to a ...

Scientists have found that ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) in women is diagnosed approximately five years later than in men, despite symptoms appearing at the same age. Women with ADHD ...

Women with ADHD are diagnosed about five years later than men, even though symptoms often appear at the same age, studies reveal.

What some teachers see as disruptive behavior in Black children closely tracks broader symptoms of attention-deficit disorder When a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report last week ...