A score that shows how easily distracted you are could one day help diagnose attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which may present as someone finding it difficult to concentrate or ...

Using test and brain-imaging data from more than 500 children and teens, researchers have created a 'growth chart' for brain development that could in future help spot attention issues and ADHD early.

Children on medicine for attention deficit disorder scored higher on academic tests than their unmedicated peers in the first large, long-term study suggesting this kind of benefit from the widely ...

Children given stimulants to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms score higher on math and reading tests than children with the condition who do not get drugs, researchers said ...

February 18, 2011 — A low score on Apgar, a test that evaluates physical signs during the first 5 minutes of a newborn's life, may be linked to an increased risk for attention-deficit ...

Kids with ADHD have the same feelings as people without the condition. Joy, anger, fear, sadness -- the list goes on. Their emotions are just stronger, happen more often, and last longer. They ...