A Google images search for “mental illness” produces some predictable scenes — people crouched in corners clutching their heads in anguish, anatomical brains surrounded by chemical compounds, ...

Discipline is one of the most frustrating challenges for parents of teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Many well-intentioned parents apply ...

Black school children remain underdiagnosed for ADHD compared to their white counterparts. According to a Penn State report published in September, they are 40% less likely to be diagnosed with the ...

Millions of students around the world are suffering every day, and many do not understand why their minds work differently ...

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

Kids who are younger than most of the students in their grade may have a harder time paying attention, sitting still, or controlling their behavior. Those things happen to be symptoms of attention ...

Daniel Mallory Ortberg is online weekly to chat live with readers. Here’s an edited transcript of this week’s chat. Daniel Mallory Ortberg: Morning, all. Let’s chat! Q. Squeaky wheel: My older son has ...