Children with ADHD have notably different brain functioning when they're resting than children who don't have the neurological disorder, according to a national study released this week.

ADHD can involve changes in blood flow to certain parts of your child’s brain such as the prefrontal areas. This means that there’s less brain function in those places.

Researchers compared the brain images of 223 kids with ADHD to 223 without the disorder, reports CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook.

A team at Yale University School of Medicine analyzed brain scans from nearly 8,000 children — some of whom had been diagnosed with ADHD, and others who were not.

A breakthrough treatment for ADHD using electric brain stimulation could "significantly improve" the lives of children with the condition, experts say.

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One in nine children aged 3-17 is diagnosed with ADHD, but a 2021 study in JAMA Network Open reported “convincing evidence was found that ADHD is overdiagnosed in children and adolescents.” ...