What the professionals are saying
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ADHD/ADD: Top 10 Myths www.everydayhealth.com
Myth No. 1: Only “hyper” children have ADHD.
Myth No. 2. ADHD is over-diagnosed.
Myth No. 3. People with ADHD are not intelligent.
Myth No. 4. People with ADHD cannot pay attention.
Myth No. 5. Children will outgrow ADHD.
Myth No. 6. Children on ADHD medications are more likely to take illegal drugs as they get older.
Myth No. 7. Teachers are deciding children need ADHD medication just to keep order in their classrooms.
Myth No. 8. Only boys have ADHD.
Myth No. 9. Ritalin cures ADHD.
Myth No. 10. Sugar causes ADHD.
ADHD is challenging to manage, but separating fact from fiction makes it easier to understand and treat.
Adolescent Brain Development: "If a teen is doing music, sports or academics, those are the connections that will be hard-wired. If they are lying on the couch or playing video games or MTV, those are the cells and the connections that are going to survive."
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/teenbrain/work/adolescent.html