ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, is a behavioral condition that makes focusing on everyday requests and routines challenging.

People with ADHD typically have trouble getting organized, staying focused, making realistic plans, and thinking before acting. They may be fidgety, noisy, and unable to adapt to changing situations.

Children with ADHD can be defiant, socially inept, or aggressive.

Families considering treatment options should consult a qualified mental health professional for a complete review of their child’s behavioral issues and a treatment plan.

More About ADHD

• Ellen Littman brings attention to women with ADHDLittman has been instrumental in increasing the public’s understanding of ADHD — and the chances that girls and women with this often debilitating condition will get help.
• Is it really ADHD?A psychologist and a health economist team up to explore the nation’s skyrocketing rates of ADHD diagnoses — and how a global push for performance may be partly to blame.

Getting help

• A new device for treating ADHD in childrenThe FDA-cleared device produced a meaningful reduction in ADHD symptoms in a clinical trial
• Coaching adults, students, and young kids with ADHDCoaching helps clients cope with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder while helping psychologists flourish without relying on insurers
• Easing ADHD without medsPsychologists are using research-backed behavioral interventions that effectively treat children with ADHD.