Education News – Grace Smith
“Experts have found that children with attention deficit issues can improve more quickly if the first treatment they are given is behavioral in nature. An example of this would be instructing kids in fundamental social interaction. Researchers say this method, which proves to be less expensive over time, is more productive than starting young ones on medication immediately upon being diagnosed, writes Benedict Carey for The New York Times. A new study, if duplicated in further studies, could change the way physicians treat attention deficit disorders. Currently, Adderall and Ritalin are the first-line therapies for the over four million children and teenagers in the US who have been diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).”(more)