ADHD-Living

Learning To Slow Down & Pay Attention: A Book for Kids About ADHD (2004)
Kathleen G. Nadeau, Ellen B. Dixon, and Charles Beyl

Jumpin’ Johnny Get Back to Work! A Child’s Guide to ADHD/Hyperactivity (1991)
Michael Gordon

The Survival Guide for Kids with ADD or ADHD (2006)
John F. Taylor

Joey Pigza Loses Control (2005)
Jack Gantos

50 Activities and Games for Kids with ADHD (2000)
Patricia O. Quinn (Editor)

The Girls’ Guide To AD/HD: Don’t Lose This Book! (2004)
Beth Walker

Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents
(revised edition) (2000)
Russell Barkley

Raising Resilient Children: Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child (2002)
Robert Brooks and Sam Goldstein

Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults (2006)
Tom Brown

Teenagers with ADD and ADHD: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
(revised edition) (2006)
Chris Dendy

A Bird’s-Eye View of Life with ADD and ADHD: Advice from Young Survivors (2003)
Chris Dendy and Alex Dendy

Making the System Work for Your Child with ADHD (2004)
Peter Jensen

Practical Suggestions for AD/HD (2003)
Clare Jones

Kids in the Syndrome Mix of ADHD, LD, Asperger’s, Tourette’s, Bipolar, and More!
The One-Stop Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Other Professionals (2005)
Martin Kutscher, Tony Attwood, and Robert Wolff

Help4ADD@High School (1998)
Kathleen Nadeau

Putting on the Brakes: Young People’s Guide to Understanding Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (2001)
Patricia Quinn and Judith Stern

The ADHD Book of Lists: A Practical Guide for Helping Children and Teens with Attention
Deficit Disorders (2003)
Sandra Rief

 A new 17-year study of 176 boys, ages 6 to 12, who were treated with the stimulant medication methylphenidate, marketed as Ritalin and other brand names, confirmed previous findings that the risk of substance abuse during late adolescence and into early adulthood was lower in those receiving stimulant medications for their ADHD, compared with those not receiving stimulants. For the first time, however, the new study shows that risk of substance abuse was lowest in the group of boys who began stimulant treatment for ADHD at an earlier age.

 Patients, their families, and the clinical community have all expressed concerns that stimulant treatment in early childhood might lead to later substance use disorders, an idea that is theoretically plausible. Stimulant medications and other drugs of abuse increase concentrations of the neurotransmitter dopamine in an area of the brain called the nucleus accumbens. Research has associated the nucleus accumbens with behavioral reinforcement, including the reinforcing actions of abused drugs.

“Several studies by Barkley, Biederman, Loney, and others have now convincingly demonstrated that stimulant treatment of children with ADHD does not contribute to the later development of drug abuse,” said lead author Salvatore Mannuzza, Ph.D., who is a professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine. “Our findings suggest that stimulant treatment as early as ages 6 and 7 does not increase the risk for developing substance abuse or antisocial behaviors later in life, and may have long-term beneficial effects.”

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