Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas ...

I'm a parent and teach writing. Watching my kids adopt new slang gives me a window into how expressions go viral, burn out, ...

ADHD medications work like sleep, not attention boosters, massive brain study reveals. For some kids, focus problems may be ...

A new book by New Market author Dawn Downing Henricks provides a pathway for teachers, parents and caregivers to help ...

Teens talk about their “brain rot” online. While there isn’t data to back it up, per se, experts do have concerns about the ...

Drugs like Adderall and Ritalin appear to help children with ADHD by activating brain areas involved in alertness and ...

ADHD stimulants may improve performance not by sharpening focus, but by making the brain more awake and motivated.

Stimulant drugs that are widely used in the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a different ...

Prescription stimulants, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are widely used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including in children. In the U.S., about 3.5 million children aged 3 ...

New research suggests that prescription stimulants for ADHD don't actually improve attention directly. They work on different pathways in the brain that support attention. .

For years, the debate over teens and screens has been defined by uncertainty. Parents, teachers, doctors and policymakers have argued over whether phones and social media were truly harming young ...

Psychiatrist Daniel G. Amen explains that yelling at children with ADHD is counterproductive, as their brains react to it as emotional fuel. Instead, parents are advised to pause, speak calmly, use ...