Helping children with ADHD thrive in the classroom

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Mental Health Weekly Digest -- LEXINGTON, Ky. () -- School is tough for a lot of children, but the classroom can be especially stressful for kids struggling with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). As a matter of fact, nearly 15 percent of Kentucky children are currently diagnosed with ADHD, the highest rate in the nation. Many struggle to pay attention, sit still or finish school work, overwhelmed with distraction and hyperactivity. Is medication the answer?

Although medication may help to manage some symptoms of ADHD in the classroom, mounting research indicates that medicine alone doesn’t necessarily lead to improved academic performance in the long run.

University of Kentucky researchers Elizabeth Lorch and Janice Almasi believe an answer may lie in a new after school program they’ve developed, using small group activities and novel learning strategies.

“Children might look as if they’re paying more attention with medication, but medication by itself doesn’t necessarily translate into better learning,” said …

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(2017-12-04), Helping children with ADHD thrive in the classroom, Mental Health Weekly Digest, 134, ISSN: 1543-6608, BUTTER® ID: 014802666