A couple of years ago, Jan Haavik was at a routine meeting of a research group that connects scientists studying attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with people who live with the condition ...

My ADHD son loves to play puzzle-based video games. They are challenging, require problem-solving, and navigating novel environments. While my son enjoys playing these games, they are secretly ...

A landmark 2007 study of 223 children with ADHD helped shape how scientists viewed the condition for years. The findings showed that key regions in the brain's frontal cortex—areas linked to attention ...

The classic image of a child with ADHD is practically a stock character: the spacey kid staring out the window, distracted by squirrels; the fidgeter who can't sit still, a leg rattling under the desk ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ADHD is characterized by symptoms such as inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. Nuthawut Somsuk/iStock / Getty Images Plus ...

In real-life cases, clinicians observe that ADHD shows a wide array of symptoms and may involve several underlying brain mechanisms. Current diagnostic methods follow a DSM-based system that relies on ...

ADHD stimulants appear to work less by sharpening focus and more by waking up the brain. Brain scans revealed that these medications activate reward and alertness systems, helping children stay ...

Scientists are uncovering a surprising connection between autism and ADHD that goes deeper than labels. Instead of diagnoses, it’s the severity of autism-like traits that seems to shape how the brain ...

Children who present with the most volatile form of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder have a harder time regulating their emotions than those who don't ...

Though nearly a quarter of entrepreneurs are estimated to have ADHD, the condition isn’t a one-size-fits-all neurotype. Currently, the DSM-5 classifies ADHD individuals into three categories based on ...

(How to determine if you’re at risk for adult ADHD.) Clinically, this group most closely resembles what many people think of as “classic” ADHD—but amplified. Compared with the control group, these ...