Researchers at Florida International University have found that drugs do not improve learning in children with ADHD. And this means that the practice of issuing drugs to such children, which has lasted for many decades, should be reconsidered.
Florida researchers have found that children with ADHD are able to learn the same amount of material in school whether they are on medication or not. This means that drugs alone do not help such children learn better or get better grades. The researchers themselves were shocked when they found that drugs did not help, although over the past decades it has been common practice in clinical practice to give drugs to children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
This observation lasted for several years, it compared a group of children with ADHD, half of whom received medication, and the other half received a placebo. Both groups were off medication for a certain amount of time, and the question was whether they acquired more knowledge during the periods they were on medication or not.
The findings of this study unequivocally showed that taking medication alone does not affect a child's academic performance and what grades he receives. However, some researchers still support the current standards in pediatrics and child psychiatry, which recommend the use of such drugs. But he believes that they need to be combined with behavioral therapy for maximum results. (READ MORE) 
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