ADHD meds alone not enough to help kids learn

+ how to punish rule breakers US Edition - Today's top story: ADHD: Medication alone doesn't improve classroom learning for children – new research [View in browser]( US Edition | 9 June 2022 [The Conversation]( When William E. Pelham Jr. first saw that medication led to better focus and classroom behavior among children with ADHD, he assumed that the drugs helped students learn more. After all, they got more classwork done – and done better – when they were medicated, he initially found. That was 40 years ago. Today Pelham is a professor of psychology and psychiatry at Florida International University. He recently conducted a new study that throws those findings into doubt. In a provocative article, he shares his latest research and urges parents of children with ADHD to [try other interventions first]( – before they jump on the medication bandwagon. 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