Growing up queer and neurodivergent, Phatcharacom Nopacoh is easily triggered by external stimuli, especially light, sound ...

ALL children throw tantrums if they don’t want to do something – empty the dishwasher, lay the table, tidy shoes away… So ...

From tapping your fingers to rocking back and forth, these common habits may be ways your brain self-soothes, experts say.

Impulsivity, or acting before thinking, is a well-known ADHD symptom. It can cause people to interrupt, blurt out ideas, ...

While my eldest son would rock, I’d break out into song. He obsessed over numbers; I watch the same movie, same scene, over ...

October marks Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) awareness month and the focus this year is on the many faces of ...

Engaging in self-stimulatory behavior, or “stimming,” is often associated with autism and ADHD. But everyone stims to a ...

The signs were there but subtle. Dustin Chandler never did his homework. He was labeled lazy at school. It wasn’t until years later when his mother, now working at a pediatric clinic, watched him ...

Adults with ADHD who recognize and regularly use their personal strengths report better well-being, improved quality of life and fewer mental health difficulties, according to a new international ...

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 ...

ADHD has two signature super power characteristics: Pattern recognition and “hyperfocus,” both can benefit Black people navigating in this racist world. But wait, there’s another side to having ADHD.

If you were diagnosed as neurodivergent later in life—autistic, ADHD, or otherwise wired differently—there’s a good chance you’ve spent years masking. You may have learned early on to hide parts of ...