What if ADHD risk isn't fixed at birth, but shaped by how early environments interact with a child's sensitivity?

A 17-year longitudinal study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev followed children from birth to adolescence to explore ...

ADHD drugs work, but not the way experts thought

The stimulants Ritalin and Adderall have been used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for decades, but ...
The Media Line

Long-Term Israeli Study Suggests ADHD Pathway Depends on Baby’s Sensitivity and Early Home Life

The scientists found that babies who were especially active and energetic in their first month of life were far more ...
Psychology Today

ADHD Goes to School

Imaging studies confirm that children with ADHD experience immature brain development, showing again that it’s neither a child’s fault, nor a parent’s, nor society’s. A child with ADHD may be 6 years ...
New Atlas

ADHD stimulants don’t work the way we thought they did

For decades, ADHD stimulant medications have been thought to sharpen attention, but new research has uncovered something very ...

ADHD drugs don’t improve attention, new research finds – but they still work

Now, researchers say the stimulants don’t work as previously believed. Instead of affecting regions of the brain that control attention, the drugs primarily affect the brain’s reward and wakefulness ...

Study Finds ADHD Drugs May Work Differently Than Scientists Once Thought

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7, 2026 (HealthDay News) — For decades, doctors assumed ADHD medications like Ritalin and Adderall work by ...
Psychology Today

The House We Build for ADHD

You’re building a home and a family — one with ADHD in the mix. The sheer volume of information and misinformation about ADHD can compromise your designs and make your house seem built of straw more ...