Few psychological conditions have generated more discussion in recent years than Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Yet people continue to harbor many mistaken beliefs about it.
Fact: While some children may recover from their disorder by age 21 or 27, the full disorder or at least significant symptoms and impairments persist in 50-86% of cases. Russell A. Barkley, PhD In the 1970s, when I first came into my profession (clinical child neuropsychology), it had been commonplace to view ADHD, or its … Read more
FACT: There are more than 100,000 articles in science journals on ADHD (and its precursor labels) and references to it in medical textbooks going back to 1775. Adapted from the full length article by Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D.Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center We periodically hear that ADHD is a myth. Nothing could be further from the truth. … Read more