Rejection sensitive dysphoria is a manifestation of ADHD emotional dysregulation. People experience extreme physical and mental pain with real or ...

As if the ADHD medication shortage wasn’t frustrating enough, patients are now forced to contend with higher prices that could further derail treatment. Certain ADHD medications have doubled or ...

ADHD prevalence in adults and children remains stable, suggesting that the steady increase in new ADHD diagnoses does not indicate an “epidemic” but improved research and diagnostic tools, according ...

This ADHD symptom test was adapted from the ASRS Screener developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Workgroup on Adult ADHD ...

Perseveration happens when someone gets stuck on a topic, feeling, or idea. It is a common trait in ADHD and autism. Here’s how to get unstuck.

Some days I am unstoppable. Other days I cancel everything. In the moment, both energy and overwhelm feel like permanent states. On a good day, I can write an article, book a Pilates class, make plans ...

Many people with ADHD experience physical symptoms such as a racing heart, lightheadedness, fatigue, lack of spatial awareness, nausea, and flushing. These symptoms point to dysautonomia, a ...

When parents talk about video games — particularly in the ADHD community, where children may be especially susceptible to the games’ potential negative effects — the word “therapeutic” doesn’t come up ...

People with hyperactive ADHD feel the need for constant movement. They often fidget, squirm, and struggle to stay seated. Children often appear to act as if “driven by a motor” and run around ...

I was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as an adult, but I don’t remember a time when I didn’t have them. Back in the 1960s, when I ...

Impulse buying is an unrelenting temptation – because it’s so easy and so instantly rewarding. When we buy things on the spur of the moment, it triggers a rush of adrenaline and dopamine associated ...

PMS is unfamiliar to few women. Roughly 80% of menstruating women experience premenstrual symptoms like irritability, mood swings, and cramps. 1 Now imagine PMS symptoms with the volume turned up to ...