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The issues with treating ADHD in children and teens

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This graph shows a steady increase in parent-reported ADHD diagnoses from 1997 to 2018. Could this indicate an increase in external factors that may decrease children and teens attention spans both at home and in the classroom?

And if so, is Adderall prescription the best way to treat this issue, even if there is a treatable root cause.

According to a study on the challenges to determining adolescent medication response to Adderall for ADHD, only 46% of teens had an optimal response to Adderall. Should this be the go-to medication to treat ADHD when it doesn’t even work over half the time?

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