Training doctors to identify and treat ADHD
by Alan Scwarz - Jerry, 9 years old, dissolved into his Game Boy while his father described his attentional difficulties to the family pediatrician. The child began flitting around the room...
View ArticlePrepare for the impact of early childhood education on ADHD rates
by Stephen P. Hinshaw and Richard M. Shceffler - The writing is on the chalkboard. Over the next few years, America can count on a major expansion of early childhood education. We embrace this trend,...
View ArticleWe need less finger pointing and more research into ADHD drug treatment
by Andrea Eger - Not long ago, amid what felt like a rising tide of criticism of parents of children who were being medicated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, readers in this...
View ArticleHow school accountability policies correlate with rise in ADHD diagnosis rates
by Caroline Miller - There has been a lot of public agonizing lately about the steep rise in diagnoses of ADHD over the last two decades. There is growing, and justifiable, worry that a lot of kids are...
View ArticleFactors other than behavior need consideration for an ADHD diagnosis
To the Editor: Re “Expand Pre-K, Not A.D.H.D.,” by Stephen P. Hinshaw and Richard M. Scheffler (Op-Ed, Feb. 24): As an elementary-school teacher for the past 47 years, I find much of the debate about...
View ArticleThousands of toddlers medicated for ADHD
by Alan Scharz - More than 10,000 American toddlers 2 or 3 years old are being medicated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder outside established pediatric guidelines, according to data...
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