Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be common, but it’s also sometimes hard to spot. ADHD is usually first diagnosed in childhood and is one of the ...

Women have so much to think about these days, having to ping-pong from one item to the next across multiple to-do lists, that it can be challenging to think clearly and give full attention to anything ...

Many girls with ADHD aren't diagnosed until their late teens or adulthood. My recent research points to a possible explanation for this.

There have been longstanding observations of the disparities in the diagnosis of ADHD in clinic-referred children, teens, and adults. In some cases, the male-to-female ratios of children diagnosed ...

Although there are usually signs of ADHD as early as childhood, the disorder is often only diagnosed in adulthood, especially in women. Monique Wüstenhagen/dpa ...

It’s 10 am, and Tonya, age 45, has been asked to meet with her supervisor. He’s worried that she seems to turn in projects late, forgets details in instructions that he tells her, and appears ...

Earlier this spring, actress Busy Philipps announced that she was diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) alongside her 15-year-old daughter ...

Recently, a British Journal of Psychiatry study on ADHD and life expectancy caught my attention, and it’s one that made me stop and think. Researchers Elizabeth Nions and her colleagues at Cambridge ...