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 ...

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 ...

An overstimulated ADHD brain can be chaotic, loud, and fatiguing. When there has been too much information all at once, the nervous system needs to be calmed. Simple, grounded techniques can help to ...