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No Drugs For ADHD Kids
Title: No Drugs For ADHD Kids
Category: Science & Technology
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No Drugs For ADHD Kids
Why Drugs shouldn’t be in the treatment of
Children with ADHD
The concept of behavior disorders such as Attention-deficit/hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are complex and highly misunderstood disorders. Since these disorders are misunderstood it has caused a considerable amount of controversy surrounding the treatment. Medications used in the treatment of ADHD are being used on children with no consideration for the side effects, whether short or long-term. No treatment or therapy has aroused as …showed first 75 words of 1029 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1029 total…offered as to why stimulants don’t help. According to the Universities of Barkly, DuPaul, and Stoner:
Several possible explanations for the apparent failure of Stimulant medication to improve academic performance; 1.) Children with hyperactivity are given medication too late to affect classroom learning; 2.) The test to assess performance are not sensitive to the effects that stimulants have on classroom performance; 3.) Stimulants do not affect the factors contributing to academic problems of students with hyperactivity (Rosenberg 203).
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