Understanding the ADHD Mind: Neuroscience of Symptoms

“How My ADHD Brain Solved a Problem That Stumped Everyone Else”

Imaginative, resourceful, and fast-thinking ADHD brains can often solve problems that stump everyone...

“This painful thinking pattern – sensitivity to rejection – is etched into our brains, a pattern that...

“I don’t always get it right, and RSD sometimes gets the best of me, but regularly practicing...

Elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol were found in highly impulsive people when bored,...

Understanding ADHD and how it affects everyday life often means questioning everything you think you...

“Catastrophizing is an insidious process; a hijacking of the mind’s eye that causes it to see only...

The emotional response to perceived or real failure can be devastating to people with ADHD. Learn why...

Focus is not a matter of willpower. It's a function of a weak (or strong) connections in the brain’s...

Are you a bionic reader? A binaural beats listener? Taking sides in the brown noise vs. white noise...

Trauma alters the developing brain, triggering behavioral and mental health issues. Under prolonged...

Brain MRI is a new and experimental tool in the world of ADHD research. Though brain scans cannot yet...

Mood swings. Sleeplessness. Oppositional behavior. If you or your child exhibits these ADHD symptoms,...

Emotional dysregulation is a core facet of ADHD that is excluded from official diagnostic criteria...

Powerful, erratic, and somewhat mysterious, hyperfocus is a state familiar to any individual with...

There’s a lot more to task switching and transitions than meets the eye. ADHD-related issues with...