This letter refutes the “overdiagnosis” narrative, blaming the stimulant shortage on DEA regulatory failures, clinical constraints, and recognition of historical underdiagnosis. By concluding that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. Stimulant medications are considered the first-line ...

Adult ADHD is more common than many realize, affecting millions worldwide and often going undiagnosed for years. While medication and CBT remain gold-standard treatments, coaching, strengths-based ...

These reports have led some experts and parents to wonder whether ADHD is being overdiagnosed and overtreated. As researchers who have spent our careers studying neurodevelopmental disorders like ADHD ...

Your brain, like a surly movie critic or a high school clique, specializes in rejection. The chief rejecter is the brain’s decision-making center in the prefrontal cortex, just behind your forehead.

We know PDA and anxiety travel together—just as they do in ADHD and ODD—but what if anxiety is the exhaust, not the engine, ...

For lawyers with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the legal profession can be both exhilarating and overwhelming. Trying to balance client needs ...

Excessive squirming and fidgeting. Difficulty paying attention. A tendency to act impulsively and make careless mistakes. Trouble acting cooperatively. These hallmark symptoms of childhood ADHD run ...

BIO protocol has surged more than +100% in the past 72 hours after news of an AI-driven, groundbreaking ADHD peptide was ...

The authors of “Overdiagnosis of Adult ADHD Is Exacerbating the Stimulant Shortage” reply to a letter to the editor. Where we may differ is that we would like to see the DSM continue to evolve. The ...