Jonathan Moore's class notes look a little different from the rest of his peers. He doesn't like using bullet points, numbering or flow charts. Instead, the 14-year-old seventh grader gets creative, ...

The chances are high that at some point in your teaching career, you’ll be asked to fill out an assessment (or many) for students suspected of having attention ...

Eleven percent (6 million) of school-aged children across the United States have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and for many parents, the first parent/teacher conference of the school ...

MIAMI — Hudson Dunn has always been an active boy. His daycare teachers called him "demanding" and "independent." In preschool, he preferred singing and daydreaming to learning the ABCs. By the time ...

Excessive squirming and fidgeting. Difficulty paying attention. A tendency to act impulsively and make careless mistakes. Trouble acting cooperatively. These hallmark symptoms of childhood ADHD run ...

Overall, the Rutgers researchers found that children born early-term (37-38 weeks) had significantly higher scores on the teacher rating scales than children who were full-term (39-41 weeks) for ...

To the editor: This story implies that school districts have responsibility for diagnosing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. (“ADHD is now classified as a specific disability under federal ...

Medication may be an important part of your treatment plan for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Doctors can choose from many types of drugs to control your symptoms. Whichever ADHD medication ...

Signs of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children can be similar to those of regular behavior in young kids. You might notice they have trouble paying attention, are hyperactive, or ...

Teacher Herbert McArthur, Jr. works with Samantha N. as Jesus G. gets a little distracted from his studies during a summer program for children with ADHD run by Florida International University. FIU’s ...