For years, stimulant medications for ADHD have been described as chemical accelerators, framed as drugs that rev up a ...

When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s ...

Psychiatrist Daniel G. Amen explains that yelling at children with ADHD is counterproductive, as their brains react to it as emotional fuel. Instead, parents are advised to pause, speak calmly, use ...

Neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and ADHD often share symptoms, including challenges with social situations, staying focused and managing emotions. But research suggests there could be a ...

ADHD medications work like sleep, not attention boosters, massive brain study reveals. For some kids, focus problems may be ...

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. .

ADHD stimulants may improve performance not by sharpening focus, but by making the brain more awake and motivated.

Prescription stimulants, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are widely used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including in children. In the U.S., about 3.5 million children aged 3 ...

WashU Medicine researchers find stimulant medications don’t affect attention-controlling regions of the brain, as previously ...

From diets eliminating certain foods to those that add foods thought to offer special health benefits, the main question to ask should be: Is there harm in trying it?

There is no scientific evidence base for routine use of multiple psychiatric drugs, particularly for children.

"There’s a big opportunity for MAHA to include real-world experts in future studies and analysis," writes Dr. James S. Gordon ...