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Post by kewpie on Jul 31, 2013 10:13:43 GMT -5
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Post by healthy11 on Jul 31, 2013 13:33:17 GMT -5
From reading the entire article, it sounds like this specific study was done on children in Quebec. It would be good to see if other studies duplicated their results. It seems to me like there are many inconclusive/contradictory studies, but as the article says, and I concur with,
"One way of interpreting the findings is that the medicine proves effective on immediate classroom behaviors like sitting still and interrupting the teacher less, but it doesn't help with other factors important to successful completion of homework or test-taking, like family encouragement.
Other studies have shown that kids who take ADHD medication and study early for an exam tend to do just as well, if not better, than kids without ADHD. But those who take medication and study at the last minute don't do any better.
Together, these findings suggest that medication alone isn't enough to improve academic performance. The medicine may help with focus, but it doesn't help with deciding what to focus on, experts say. Rather, it needs to be coupled with skills training, such as learning how to organize or prioritize...."
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Post by kewpie on Jul 31, 2013 15:17:12 GMT -5
I was wondering how many of the kids had learning disabilities in addition to or instead of adhd. So many people don't "get" the difference!
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Post by keepthefaith on May 24, 2014 18:21:13 GMT -5
Hand UP!
My kid has LD's - a touch of ADD I - she has mutli sensory issues and no meds are helping with her Mutli Sensory issues.
Living and learning!
Peace!
MOOGG
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