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Shhh…We’re talking about ADHD medication and church
If your child’s experience at church is as important as their experience at school, the need for effective treatment at church is as great as their need for treatment at school. Continue reading
Commentary…CDC reports 20% of high school boys diagnosed with ADHD
The study also reports that 15% of boys have been diagnosed with ADHD, and that nearly 20% of high school boys (along with 10% of high school girls) have received an ADHD diagnosis and one in every ten high school boys currently takes medication for ADHD. Continue reading
Is our system for treating persons with ADHD broken? Or is our society broken?
Our current model of caring for people with mental health disorders is in a near state of collapse. Sadly, I have little hope of the situation getting better and fear things are going to get much worse. What I found unsettling about this story is how accurately it represents the service delivery system that kids and families enter into when they leave our practice. Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Advocacy, Controversies, Families
Tagged addiction, ADHD, broken, mental health system, New York Times, psychiatry, Richard Fee, society, stimulants
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Ritalin Gone Wrong? What’s a Parent to Believe?
Kids with ADHD don’t need stories in the news media unnecessarily fueling the fears of parents about the safety or effectiveness of medication they give to their kids struggling with a significant disability. Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Controversies
Tagged ADHD, L. Alan Sroufe, medication in kids, MTA Study, New York Times, Ritalin, Ritalin Gone Wrong, spiritual development, stimulants
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Risky Rise of the Good Grade Pill…or New York Times Hatchet Job?
In addition to smearing the reputations of kids attending elite private high schools and casting doubts upon the legitimacy of their academic accomplishments, the author of the story relies completely upon anecdote in using the platform offered by one of our “newspapers of record” in propagating misinformation that leads parents to unnecessarily fear seeking help for teens who are struggling academically…and often emotionally. Continue reading
Ritalin Gone Wrong? What’s a Parent to Believe?
Kids with ADHD continue to struggle relative to their peers without ADHD over time. They need lots of ongoing help and support. They need access to cognitive therapy and behavioral therapy from competent and effective clinicians. They need schools with the flexibility to provide accommodations to help all kids maximize their potential. They need stable environments and supportive families. They don’t need stories in the news media unnecessarily fueling the fears of parents about the safety or effectiveness of medication they give to their kids struggling with a significant disability. You can’t use a study that wasn’t designed to demonstrate the long-term effectiveness of stimulant medication to claim that such medication is ineffective.
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Tagged ADHD, L. Alan Sroufe, medication in kids, MTA Study, New York Times, Ritalin, Ritalin Gone Wrong, stimulants
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