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Doctor and child

Treating a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) offers healthcare professionals unique challenges and rewards. Proper diagnosis, treatment, and a supportive home and school environment can enable children with ADHD to effectively manage their condition and fulfill both their academic and personal potential.

This site has been developed to provide resources and information to help you enable parents to better understand ADHD, its diagnosis, and treatment.

Overview of ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurobiologic disorder that has been researched for more than 40 years. An understanding of this condition is important for all heathcare professionals.

Diagnosing ADHD
There are a number of assessment scales used to diagnose ADHD. Review a summary of The American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for diagnosing ADHD.

Treating ADHD
Long-term management of ADHD is a team effort, and often requires both behavior therapy and medications.

ADHD Resource Center
Look here for a sampling of studies and articles on ADHD published in reputable medical journals and Web sites.

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