The Limitations of Medication for ADHD

The main limitation to medication as a treatment for ADHD is number nine. We have four years worth of studies that show that medication has absolutely zero long-term benefits. A third of ADHD kids were fine with just a very brief course of parent training, behavioral parent training and a daily report card at school. The ones who got more behavior modification and the ones who got medication additive behavior modification both did equally well. An early intervention is important and all interventions for ADHD need to be scientifically evidence-based.