There is no precise diagnosis. There is no cure. There is no way to scientifically prove that a disorder allegedly affecting more than 6 million Americans even exists.
Joseph Helpern and his colleagues at the Medical University of South Carolina have made significant progress studying attention deficit hyperactivity disorder through innovations in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Still, he’ll be the first to tell you that there’s so much they don’t know about ADHD.
He hopes that will change. Helpern believes MRI testing will one day be the tool for doctors to diagnose ADHD.