Scientists are mapping the characteristics that adults with ADHD share—and revealing new coping strategies for people living ...

Children with ADHD traits are more likely to face physical health problems and disability in midlife, according to one of the largest long-term studies to date.

For years, people thought that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was a problem that only kids had. It was ...

ADHD stands for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. It’s a neurodevelopmental disorder that, as the name implies, causes problems with attention and ...

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Do you often struggle to complete tasks? Do you frequently feel overwhelmed by your environment and find yourself easily distracted? If you have attention-deficit ...

Women have so much to think about these days, having to ping-pong from one item to the next across multiple to-do lists, that it can be challenging to think clearly and give full attention to anything ...

You're not lazy. Your ADHD brain is wired for interest, not importance. Discover why necessity doesn't motivate you—and the ...

Laziness is defined as being unwilling to work or to exert effort. When someone lives with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), they often get assigned ...

An estimated 15.5 million American adults had an ADHD diagnosis in 2023 and half of them were diagnosed in adulthood, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A ...

People with ADHD have a more difficult time tempering emotions, so intense feelings of excitement, anxiety, stress, or fear ...

When the NHS recognised ADHD in adults in 2008, never in my wildest hypochondriacal dreams did I imagine it applied to me. I ...