Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas ...

Drugs like Adderall and Ritalin appear to help children with ADHD by activating brain areas involved in alertness and ...

Images of brain scans taken while subjects performed mathematical calculations. —Courtesy of the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center These images of brain scans were taken while the subjects ...

Kids with no record of an ADHD diagnosis tended to score similarly on the standardized math and language arts tests given in fourth and seventh grade. Those who were medicated for the condition were ...

New research suggests that prescription stimulants for ADHD don't actually improve attention directly. They work on different pathways in the brain that support attention. .

Counting bears are frequently used in early childhood classrooms and may be especially useful for students with math disabilities as they learn that numbers correspond with a certain quantity of items ...

This article is part 3 of a 5-part series on modern perspectives on ADHD. Part 2, "What is ADHD, Really?" is available here.

In a recent study, people with ADHD were more likely to strongly identify with 10 character strengths, including creativity ...

Much research on ADHD focuses on the ways that it impairs functioning. A new study, however, illuminates how it may serve as ...