ADHD

Children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) tend to lag behind their peers long after they leave school, earning less as adults and living with their parents longer, a new study finds. This is often true even if the hallmark symptoms of the disorder — including inability to focus, hyperactivity, fidgetiness and impulsivity —...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other learning disabilities are more common in families locked into a cycle of poverty, a new U.S. government report suggests. Nearly 19% of children living in families below the federal poverty level had a diagnosis of ADHD or a learning disability, compared with about 13% of families at or above...

College students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a harder time making it to graduation than their peers do, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of 400 students they followed, those with ADHD had a lower grade-point average (GPA) — about half a grade lower — than students without the disorder. The gap emerged freshman...

Prenatal exposure to acetaminophen is associated with higher odds of symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum conditions (ASC), according to a study published online May 28 in the European Journal of Epidemiology. Silvia Alemany, from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health in Spain, and colleagues used data from six European population-based birth/child cohorts...

ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is often wrongfully perceived as a condition associated exclusively with childhood. However, ADHD is a psychiatric condition that persists through adulthood. Unfortunately, many adults elude diagnosis in childhood, which has led to a disparity of underdiagnosis. It is hypothesized based on epidemiological data that only a third of adults...

Adults with ADHD may experience difficulties in several domains, including educational attainment, occupational status, social relationships, substance abuse, and criminal behavior. However, it is unclear which of these domains commonly co-occur or whether certain subgroups of adults with ADHD experience impairments in certain domains more frequently. The focus of this study was to analyze impairment...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has long been characterized as a condition disproportionately affecting boys and men. However, a new paradigm is emerging in our understanding of ADHD. It is possible that because the criteria focus on hyperactivity, many girls and women go unnoticed and undiagnosed. This study examines this concept in detail. While it...

A new study finds that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continues to hamper people long after childhood ends. Researchers found that adults with ADHD often have a harder time holding their own in the workforce. High school graduates with ADHD earn about 17% less than their peers without ADHD, are more likely to have stints...

In this study published in PEDIATRICS, 4,297 children were surveyed three times during fifth, seventh, and tenth grades. Participants were recruited from Birmingham, Alabama, Houston, Texas, and Los Angeles, California. Parents were asked questions from the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Predictive Scales. Parents reported on signs of oppositional defiant disorder, ADHD, and conduct disorder....