WebMD ADHD in Children Health Center: Find in-depth information about symptoms and treatment options for childhood ADHD, as well as help for parents.

Black and white children are more likely to receive ADHD diagnoses than Asian and Hispanic children. ADHD Advisor used CDC data to understand why.

Do we know what causes ADHD? WebMD explains what is known about the genetic connection as well as the effects of lifestyle, the environment, prenatal care, and injury.

Kids with ADHD “often struggle to pause and reflect before acting,not because they don’t want to, but because their brain processes information differently,” she explained.

A new warning will be added to the label of certain attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications over the risk of "significant" weight-loss in young children, the FDA said. Labels ...

Children with ADHD commonly have difficulty initiating sleep because they struggle to switch off and relax. The symptoms often improve with age and strategies can be introduced, such as relaxation ...

But what has been less clear, until recently, is the direct effect of tonsil and adenoid removal on easing, even eliminating, full-fledged ADHD, in children who have sleep problems.

ADHD is associated with early initia- tion of cigarette smoking in children and adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psy- chiatry, 36, 37-44.

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