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Large, high quality research has found small differences in the brain between ADHD and non-ADHD patients. [1] [15] Jonathan Leo and David Cohen, critics who reject the characterization of ADHD as a disorder, contended in 2003 and 2004 that the controls for stimulant medication usage were inadequate in some lobar volumetric studies, which makes it impossible to determine whether ADHD itself or ...
There are indications suggesting that stimulant therapy for children and adolescents should be stopped periodically to assess continuing need for medication, decrease possible growth delay, and reduce tolerance. [286] [287] Although potentially addictive at high doses, [288] [289] stimulants used to treat ADHD have low potential for abuse. [253]
Stimulant medication is an effective treatment [38] for adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder [39] [40] although the response rate may be lower for adults than children. [41] Some physicians may recommend antidepressant drugs as the first line treatment instead of stimulants [ 42 ] although antidepressants have much lower treatment ...
We started out mixing up parents and children, making sure the kids got the ball most of the time. The game has evolved (or perhaps devolved, judging from some occasional trash talk) into parents ...
"The reason we don't recommend just medication alone, particularly with children and adolescents," she said, "is because we know that the skills gained through therapy are an important addition."
Sugar does not cause hyperactivity in children. [350] Double-blind trials have shown no difference in behavior between children given sugar-full or sugar-free diets, even in studies specifically looking at children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or those considered sensitive to sugar. [ 351 ]
Parents say that red dye No. 3 causes behavioral issues in their kids so they avoid foods with the questionable ingredient. California bans food additives including red dye No. 3.
In the UK, diagnosis is based on quite a narrow set of symptoms, and about 0.5–1% of children are thought to have attention or hyperactivity problems. In comparison, professionals in the U.S. used a much broader definition of the term ADHD until recently. [32] This meant up to 10% of children in the U.S. were described as having ADHD.