In medicine, the first step is an accurate diagnosis. Yet many conditions, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ...

About half of adults with it are not diagnosed until age 18 or older. Experts are debating whether it's being under- or ...

Allison Burk’s teenage daughter struggled with uncontrolled emotions, a shrinking attention span, and a growing tendency to ...

Some experts argue that we should think of ADHD as a spectrum of behaviors rather than a condition you either have or don't ...

A national shortage in a common treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder was associated with changes in stimulant prescriptions filled for children over recent years, a new study ...

Adderall shortages have prompted doctors to switch kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder to other forms of ...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is typically diagnosed in childhood. In this age group, symptoms of ADHD may be more obvious in structured settings such as school and during ...

When a child develops a brain tumor, early diagnosis is essential. Alan Cohen, M.D., director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, shares the most common signs and symptoms ...