It is important to remember that many, or most, children with ADHD will never really “out-grow” the problems that ADHD brings. We have discussed this in detail in our reporting on ADHD and Depression in females, and in other articles through the years.

This week another reminder of this was published in a national survey of 1,007 adults with ADHD. The survey looked at how adults with ADHD cope at home, at work, and in relationships with others. The survey was published just in time for the 2008 Chadd Conference, and the 2008 ADHD National Awareness Day.

What the survey found was that, of those adults with ADHD: Read more of the article...

ADHD Symptoms Resulting From Drug Use, Cigarette Smoking, and Alcohol Use

Even though the percentage of people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is likely the same as in the past, about 5% to 7% of the population, there are reasons why it seems that "there is more ADHD" than ever before: Read more of the article...

Hyperactivity (hyepractivity) in ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyepractivity Disorder

"Hyepractivity" is a common misspelling of the word "hyperactivity."

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, often called ADD or ADHD, is a diagnostic label that we give to children and adults who have significant problems in four main areas of their lives: Read more of the article...

Defining "Attention" in ADHD

When we talk about attention, we are talking about two different kinds of abilities: Read more of the article...

• The ability to focus on a specific task put in front of us to do, such as school work, and