ADHD in Children Health Center News & Features

A new diagnosis calls for an adjustment to your discipline strategy. Here’s what may work best for your child.

A new diagnosis can bring relief -- but also new worries. Here’s how to navigate them with your child.

Parents and caregivers of children with ADHD provide tips to help manage symptoms, teach coping skills, and improve daily life.

A feelings chart might help your child with ADHD tell you what they’re feeling and why, and that could be a first step toward better behavior.

Can your child use certain ADHD traits to their advantage? Find out how focusing on the positives can help kids with ADHD build confidence and overcome obstacles.

It’s common for parents, teachers, and other adults to overlook ADHD in inattentive, easily distracted girls.

When your child has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), it can turn your home upside down. Get tips from a developmental behavioral pediatrician to help you keep control.

Research shows that after-school programs could relieve some troubles for kids who have ADHD.

If you think your child may have ADHD, take a breath. It may be something less serious.

A WebMD reader shares how medication and a strong support system lead to her success.

A look at neurofeedback as a treatment for ADHD symptoms in children.

Making friends can be particularly difficult for girls with ADHD.

The teen years are already hard. If your teen has ADHD, they can be even harder. Learn how to help him get through those tough years with ease.

Are kids with ADHD more prone to risky behaviors? If so, find out how to manage it.

Most kids have a hard time when they leave elementary school for middle school. But it can be even harder for kids with ADHD. Luckily, you can help your child be happy and do well at school.

Figuring out the right ADHD medicine for your child is a process. WebMD tells you which drugs do what - including their side effects.

Side effects from ADHD medications are rarely dangerous, but they are unsettling. Knowing how to respond will ease your mind.

An ADHD diagnosis is not so clearcut. WebMD looks at the controversy surrounding this condition.

ADHD is linked to risky behavior in teens. Here’s what to do if your child’s having trouble.

Learn how to recognize ADHD symptoms in children, teens, and adults.

For a child with ADHD, find out how playing a sport does more than burn off extra energy.

If your child has ADHD, find out how to work with teachers and school staff to have fewer discipline issues.

Is there a link between ADHD and food dyes or other additives? Find out what the research says.

Get tips for choosing a school for a child who has ADHD. Find out what to look for if you have several schools to choose from and how to work with your child's school, if you don't have options.

Good nutrition is part of children's brain development. Eggs, oatmeal, apples, and fish are some of the foods that have nutrients that are good for children's brains. Find out what other foods made the list.

Tips for parents of children who have ADHD on how to talk to their child about ADHD in a supportive, encouraging way.

Learning to drive may be more challenging for teens who have ADHD. This article lets their parents know how to help and what rules to set.

If your child has ADHD, their career possibilities are still wide open, as this WebMD article explains.

These life skills are helpful for teens with ADHD to learn before leaving home for college, jobs, or their own homes.

WebMD talks to experts about how parents can keep their child's ADHD from harming their own relationship.

WebMD talks to Lara Honos-Webb, PhD, and other ADHD experts about Honos-Webb's book, The Gift of ADHD.

ADHD diagnosis in children as young as 4.

WebMD talks to ADHD experts about children with ADHD who also have other conditions -- such as depression, anxiety, or learning disabilities.

WebMD talks to experts about what's involved in ADHD diagnosis and why a medical diagnosis matters.

Experts talk about the most effective ways to discipline a child with ADHD.

If your child has ADHD, the tips here will help you discover how to help your child learn, enforce rules, and encourage good behavior.

Researchers have found an association between pesticide exposure and ADHD. Here's what you need to know.

All children get restless at some point during the summer. But children with ADHD have even bigger problems staying engaged – and safe. Here's how one mother copes.

Your child was just diagnosed with ADHD. Do the symptoms sound familiar? Here’s what you need to know if you think you have adult ADHD.

Experts share tips for getting your ADHD child ready for school each morning -- with a minimum of stress.

How to keep children with ADHD happy and healthy all summer with ideas for fun and learning at home or at day camp.

A variety of day and sleep-away camps are helping children with learning disabilities blossom like a summer flower.

Doctors are starting to think that attention deficit may be as common in girls as in boys.

Study suggests Ritalin is still the best medication for ADHD.

Contrary to the claims of some critics, there is convincing evidence that ADHD is a real disorder with a strong biological basis and that it is often underdiagnosed.