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ADHD: Medication alone doesn't improve classroom learning for children – new research

  • Written by William E. Pelham, Jr., Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, Florida International University
imageChildren with ADHD struggle academically.Upyanose / Getty Images

For decades, many physicians, parents and teachers have believed that stimulant medications help children with ADHD learn because they are able to focus and behave better when medicated.

After all, an estimated 6.1 million children in the U.S. are diagnosed with...

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