For children and teens up to age 18, receiving an accurate diagnosis of ADHD can be a complicated, confusing, and frustrating experience. Often parents receive contradictory or inadequate information ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — This past summer, my daughter was diagnosed with ADHD. While we had suspected something was up for a long time, it was only during the summer before 1st grade that we decided to have ...

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With summer in full swing, this is the time that many parents get their kids tested for ADHD so they’re ready for the next school year. But, you can do this testing any time of the year, so don’t ...

In recent years, there has been significant debate about whether ADHD is over-diagnosed. Studies indicate that over-diagnosis of ADHD occurs more often in children and adolescents, especially those ...

For transfer of medication care for ADHD from a community provider to a Health Service’s provider at Calvin University: If you are currently on medication for the treatment of ADHD, and you wish to ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common mental health disorders in children. It causes a disruption in the ability to manage ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremy Didier had taken her son to a psychologist for a possible ADHD evaluation when she spotted an article about women with the condition. As she read it in the waiting room, she ...

Young people with certain learning disorders, such as attention-deficit disorder/attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) and dyslexia, can perform worse ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With support from the WHAS Crusade for Children, a group of University of Louisville psychologists are making ADHD evaluations more accessible for families in the area. While the ...

n = 345 adults seeking web based ADHD assessment (predominantly female; mean age = 35). Sensitivity = 80.6% and Positive Predictive Value = 94.9%. False positive rate = 12% versus 56% for the clinical ...