Word: adhd
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...drug that's been used for more than a half-century, we know surprisingly little about how Ritalin acts on the brain or why it helps children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder focus. For that matter, even ADHD is still something of a mystery to doctors, who speak of it sometimes as if it were a single condition and sometimes as if it were a broad range of problems. Researchers suspect that the disorder stems from an inadequate supply of dopamine and norepinephrine in the brain--a hypothesis that is supported in part by the fact that Ritalin boosts dopamine...
...Ritalin clearly works in the short term to reduce the symptoms of ADHD. But more and more kids have been taking the drug for years, and no studies have run long enough to see if it has a lasting effect on academic performance or social behavior...
...positive response to Ritalin doesn't automatically mean a child suffers from ADHD. Stimulants can temporarily sharpen almost anyone's focus...
...Ritalin is not a panacea. It won't boost IQ or take away the learning disabilities that affect 15% of youngsters with ADHD...
...always clear how to treat children whose main symptom isn't hyperactivity but "inattention" or daydreaming, a problem that affects more girls with ADHD than boys...