Dawn, a charming 14-year-old girl, just had her eighth grade graduation. Her parents had scheduled an hour appointment to discuss the possibility that she might have ADD. Sifting through her chart and my notes I was reminded that she was essentially a straight A student through grade school and middle school. When I […]
Read More →As I perused my local papers recent Health Section I came across an article that may give false ideas for help in the area of learning disorders. It related the beneficial effects of medication for neurofibromatosis and speculated that it may also prove helpful in controlling learning disabilities. I would like to stress the […]
Read More →The article appeared in the February 10th edition of The Wall Street Journal; “Canada Halts Adderall Sales, Citing Deaths.” The distraught phone calls came to our office in the ensuing days “My son’s been on Adderall for three years and he has done great in school. What are we gonna do? There is no […]
Read More →A child with a diagnosis of ADHD, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, frequently has other diagnoses as well. Thus, the identity of ADHD often means that treatment of the disorder can be complicated by other factors. The high prevalence of ADHD with other comorbid diagnoses was demonstrated in the important MTA, Multimodal Treatment Study, […]
Read More →The recent Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, July 2004 examined the current status of the treatment of ADHD. Stimulant medication, such as Ritalin, Adderall, or Dexedrine still remains the most important cornerstone of ADHD management. ADHD medication should be considered for a child whose inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity are […]
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