ADHD Guide
What is ADHD? ADD vs. ADHD? Learn the science behind this neurological condition, research updates, current statistics regarding diagnosis and treatment of its symptoms, and other essential information for parents, adults, and professionals.
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The ADHD Brain
Intention Deficit Disorder: Why ADHD Minds Struggle to Meet Goals with Action
Intention deficit disorder is not a medical diagnosis but a helpful way to frame a persistent ADHD...
Symptom Tests for Children
Does My Child Have ADHD? Symptom Test for Kids
Does my child have ADHD? If you suspect that your child has symptoms of hyperactive, impulsive, or...
ADDitude for Professionals
ADHD in Adults Looks Different. Most Diagnostic Criteria Ignores This Fact.
ADHD in adults looks and acts different than ADHD in children, but clinicians’ diagnostic criteria —...
ADHD Comorbidities & Related Conditions
Comorbid ADHD Complicates Most Diagnoses and Treatment Plans
About 60 percent of people with ADHD have a co-existing psychiatric condition. Learn about the most...
Executive Dysfunction
What Is Executive Function? 7 Deficits Tied to ADHD
What is executive function? The cognitive skills that help us plan, prioritize, and execute complex...
Types of ADHD & ADD
The 3 Types of ADHD
The three types of ADHD are primarily hyperactive and impulsive, primarily inattentive, and combined....
ADHD in Girls
What ADHD Looks Like in Girls and Women
Girls with ADHD — especially those with inattentive symptoms — are often drowned out by loud,...
How ADHD Is Diagnosed
How Is ADHD Diagnosed?
When diagnosing ADHD, some symptoms are more obvious than others. But even if your child is hanging...
Guest Blogs
10 Ways ADHD Hides in Plain Sight
ADHD is sometimes impossible to miss — and other times far too easy to overlook. The children who...
Executive Dysfunction
Executive Dysfunction, Explained!
Executive dysfunction is a brain-based impairment that impacts a person's ability to analyze,...
Types of ADHD & ADD
How ADD (Inattentive Type ADHD) Looks a Lot Like Learning Disabilities
Problems with organization, focus, and time management often point to inattentive-type ADHD (aka...
Typical ADHD Behaviors
How Adults with ADHD Think: Uncomfortable Truths About the ADHD Nervous System
Easily bored, sensitive to distractions, creative, and intense. If you grew up with ADHD symptoms,...
Teens with ADHD
ADHD Symptoms in Teens: Your Guide to Warning Signs & Treatments for Adolescents
With its mood swings and hormonal changes, adolescence also brings new and unnerving ADHD symptoms in...
How Do I Choose the Best ADHD Medication?
The History of ADHD and Its Treatments
ADHD wasn’t called ADHD until the late 1980s, but its core symptoms have been recognized as a...
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Free Expert Resource: Unraveling the Mysteries of Your ADHD Brain
Learn why people with ADHD think, act, and feel the way we do. What you don't know about ADD could...