For decades, many physicians, parents and teachers have believed that stimulant medications help children with ADHD learn because they are able to focus and behave better when medicated. After all, an ...

Teaching magic tricks to children with disabilities can enhance their feelings of self-esteem and confidence, a study has shown. The study, published in Health Psychology Research, is a collaboration ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Behavior treatment works as well as drugs for children with ADHD and bypasses the risk of medication's side effects, a meta-analysis of 174 studies on ADHD treatment conducted at the ...

Neurons that wire together fire together. The mind is naturally curious and excited to take in new information. Especially in young minds, neurons eagerly group when new information rolls in and ...

An Iron Range children’s book author and therapist has written a series of books to help kids learn to live with ADHD and to cope with tough events. Jada Strumbell-Grabanski has a three-book series ...

High school is a fast-paced, shifting social landscape where old friends can drift away and social status takes on greater importance. This is also a time when many kids shift their primary friendship ...

In recent weeks, teachers have been forwarding emails from parents to Kelly Barlow-Eichman, the sole school nurse for the Shorewood, Wisc., school district, about possible behavioral struggles their ...

When I watched a recent episode of “The Bachelor” I was absolutely appalled by the behavior of contestant Shanae Ankney. Fellow contestant Elizabeth Corrigan had ...

“Sit still and pay attention!” I’ll never forget my first grade teacher’s stern words, which played on repeat, no matter how hard I tried to comply. That combination was impossible for what I’d later ...

How early ADHD treatment escalates into polypharmacy, why skills matter more than pills, and what must change to protect ...