New Research on ADHD

12/09/2004

"The first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it." - Sir William Osler

New Research on ADHD

According to the premier issue of Scientific American Mind, the latest neurological research has injected much needed objectivity into the disagreement over how best to treat children with attention deficit disorders. In the article, "Informing the ADHD Debate," authors Aribert Rothenberger and Tobias Banaschewski conclude that "a combination of drug and behavioral therapies leads to the highest success." They observe that...

"With or without drugs, it is imperative that children be taught how to handle tasks with more organization and less impulsivity. One common tool, for example, is teaching them to count to 10 before carrying out an impulse, such as jumping up from the table at school."

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