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When I asked Rapport whether there's a cure other than breaking down instructions, his answer was a bit depressing: no. ADHD is incurable. Drugs like Ritalin are a common answer for controlling the condition, which affects about 3% to 5% of children, but Rapport notes that they have proven to be only a limited solution. In the short term, they can facilitate a child's ability to read - undoubtedly a crucial benefit - but Rapport says longitudinal studies have failed to show that Ritalin or other psychostimulants have consistent long-term behavioral effects. (Even if they did, another question would...
...them too small and remote to rate a visit from a Unilever sales representative. The program, called Shakti (Energy), was meant to aid some of the company's poorest customers, but it has accomplished more than that. The 40,000 or so women working for Shakti's network have proven to be reliable representatives - and their clients reliable consumers - even in a downturn. "Because of the financial crisis this project has become even more important for us," says Hemant Bakshi, Unilever executive director for customer development in Mumbai. "If we want to continue to grow during difficult times, we will...
...base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Obama’s first post on the White House website also claimed that his administration would be “the most open and transparent in history.” But the promise of “change” has thus far proven to be hollow...
...that kid” in section when his only crime is speaking up repeatedly and at length to demonstrate his enthusiasm for the material. In high school, many of us were “that kid.” But here at Harvard, where everyone is presumed intelligent until proven otherwise, we can choose to be someone else...
...College’s history, allowing notable graduates like John F. Kennedy ’40, Henry Kissinger ’50, and W.E.B. DuBois, Class of 1890, to attend Harvard after doing time at other institutions. The talented pool of transfers that Harvard would admit had already proven themselves exceedingly capable elsewhere before recognizing that they would be best able to learn and contribute here. Yet, despite the March 2007 statement by then-Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 that we “always want to have space for some exceptional transfer students...