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 990 total…

…showed last 75 words of 990 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).