Attributes connected to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may have helped early hunter-gatherers when foraging for food, researchers report in a paper ...

The evolution of ADHD helped our ancient ancestors survive as hunter-gatherers, according to a new study. Attention Deficit ...

may have been adaptive for a hunter-gatherer but are problematic in a modern classroom. Some prominent child development experts have noted that the recent rise in ADHD diagnoses has coincided ...

“People with ADHD and autism have an incredibly high ability to focus ... Sports might be the closest many people get to a ...

Young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may benefit from tactile massage, according to a small study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. People with ADHD tend to ...

An estimated 4.4% of adults 18 to 44 have ADHD, according to The Ohio State University researchers who oversaw the August survey of 1,006 adults. “Anxiety, depression and ADHD — all these ...

As many as one in four adults in the U.S. may suspect they have undiagnosed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a survey commissioned by The Ohio State University Wexner ...

ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, could be more common in adults than we realize. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 15.5 million U.S. adults have ...

Oct. 14, 2024 — Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- also known as ADHD -- is typically thought of as a childhood condition. But more adults are realizing that their struggles with ...

Some older adults -- those who are already retired or close to it -- are likely deal with ADHD as well. Little research explores ADHD in adult women. Most women get an accurate diagnosis in their ...

I’m a community paediatrician working in Bristol. VO: What does ADHD stand for? Dr Richard Lee-Kelland: So, ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. VO: What is ADHD?