Attention Deficit Disorder Library

  • The Link between ADHD and Obesity
    Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common behavioral disorder in children, affecting three to five percent of that age group, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). ADHD results in problems with ...
  • Staying Organized with ADHD
    Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic disorder that begins in childhood and persists into adulthood. A person is diagnosed with one of three subtypes: predominantly inattentive type ADHD, predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type ADHD or ...
  • ADHD and Gender
    Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is more commonly diagnosed in boys than girls, but research into ADHD in adulthood suggests an almost equal balance between men and women. About 60 percent of children who experience ADHD ...
  • Relationships and ADHD: Obstacles and Solutions
    Although people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be very successful in life, the symptoms of adult ADHD can put a real strain on relationships. In the early stages of a relationship, people with ADHD ...
  • Gender Differences in ADHD
    While attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is diagnosed three times more often in boys than in girls, it still can cause girls problems. By adulthood, according to Michael J. Manos, Ph.D, men and women receive ...
  • Caffeine’s Effect on ADHD Symptoms
    Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is now one of the most common children's mental health conditions. It involves symptoms of ...
  • Treating ADHD in Children, Adolescents and Adults Without Medication
    Medications are often used as the primary treatment for attention deficit disorder (commonly abbreviated as just ADHD, with or without hyperactivity), reducing the severity of the inattention, hyperactivity and impulsiveness. However, medication may not always ...
  • Managing ADHD with Diet
    In recent years there has been an increasing focus on the role of diet in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), both in children and adults. The development of ADHD, along with many other mental illnesses, has ...
  • Can Adults Have ADHD?
    Attention deficit disorder is not just a childhood disorder. Adults can be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as well. Sometimes this is a result of the person's childhood ADHD progressing into adulthood (up ...
  • Famous People with ADHD
    Attention deficit disorder (with or without hyperactivity) affects people of all ages, races, professions and walks of life. The impact of attention deficit disorder symptoms can make a person less productive, but still no ...
  • How To Talk to Your Kids About ADHD
    Your child is in school and either you are frustrated, your child’s teacher is frustrated, or both. You have most likely seen behavioral problems and your child’s teacher has called to tell you that ...
  • Setting Up a Behavior Management Plan for an ADHD Child
    Children who have been diagnosed with ADHD are at a much higher risk of developing noncompliant or negative behaviors than a child who does not have ADHD. The very nature of ADHD implies that the ...
  • Living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
    If you’re a parent of a child who’s recently been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you may be devastated and overwhelmed. If you’re an adult who’s recently been diagnosed, you may be going ...
  • ADHD Behavioral Interventions for the Home
    Parents often hear the words "parental training" and think, "Oh great, like you could teach me something that'll control my out-of-control attention deficit disorder child!" And yet research has shown that children with attention deficit ...
  • Comprehensive Treatment of Childhood ADHD
    While learning of the diagnosis of attention deficit disorder (ADHD) makes many parents feel relief, the real work begins in finding the right treatment approach for a child or teen diagnosed with ADHD. If the ...
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Fact Sheet
    Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed disorder in children and teens. Its hallmark symptoms include hyperactivity, inattention and impulsivity. Children have difficulty concentrating, following instructions, sitting still and interacting with others. ...
  • ADHD and Head Injury Link Examined
    Recent evidence disputes the theory that head injury early in life increases the risk of developing attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). There is a well-established link between ADHD and traumatic head injury, with some experts suggesting that ...
  • ADHD in the Workplace: Solutions and Success
    For adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), work can become a continual cycle of challenges. Studies show they’re more likely to experience work-related problems, get dismissed and quit impulsively. But your ...
  • Parenting Children With ADHD
    Parenting Children With ADHD: 10 Lessons That Medicine Cannot Teach Kids with ADHD need to be loved and shown how to become successful adults. Unfortunately, their lack of attention and restlessness often get in the way. ...
  • The Survival Guide for Kids With ADD or ADHD
    What are ADD and ADHD? What does it mean to have ADD and ADHD? How can kids diagnosed with ADD and ADHD help themselves succeed in school, get along better at home, and form healthy, ...
  • ADHD & Me
    ADHD & Me: What I Learned from Lighting Fires at the Dinner Table Blake Taylor’s memoir, written when he was 17, offers, for the first time, a young person’s account of what it’s like to live ...
  • Driven To Distraction
    Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood From Amazon.com reviews: This clear and valuable book dispels a variety of myths about attention deficit disorder (ADD). Since both authors have ...
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults
    Most people who have heard of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder assume it’s strictly a diagnosis for excessively rowdy kids. But although symptoms begin to appear in childhood, they don’t automatically disappear at age 18. In fact, ...
  • Recommended Books on ADHD
    Looking for a book to help you or a loved one better understand attention deficit disorder (ADHD)? We recommend the following: Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through ...
  • Resources for Attention Deficit Disorder
    Table of Contents: An Introduction to ADHD Symptoms of ADHD Problems Related to ADHD Causes of ADHD How is ADHD diagnosed? Treatment of ADHD Additional Treatments for ADHD ADHD in Adults Getting Help for ADHD...