"You're absolutely positive I have ADHD? Like the kid's disorder?" I asked uneasily, it sounded more like a plea than a question. I could hear my voice quiver, as a sinking feeling made its way into ...

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I had navigated the medical system to make an appointment, filled out pages of forms, answered a nurse’s questions that repeated what had been asked on the form and answered the psychologist’s ...

University student who went from special education classes to honors wrote a book about his life. Blake Taylor, a freshman at the University of California, Berkeley, has written a book about his ADHD ...

Over 11% of children are estimated to have a diagnosis of ADHD (Danielson et al., 2024), a rate that has doubled over the past 10 years. ADHD is characterized by difficulties with focus, ...

This is part 2 of 5 on modern perspectives on ADHD. Part 1: 'Does ADHD Even Exist' is available here. Source: Tara Winstead/Pexels What is ADHD? ADHD is diagnosed ...