Behavioral Therapy for ADHD

The article that I chose is about how early behavioral therapy can help kids with ADHD. I think that this relates a lot to what we learned from the videos in the class today. When reading the article I found it fascinating how many adolescent children are currently diagnosed with ADHD today. The article claims that if the research is performed on a larger scale the behavior-first approach could grow to replace Adderall and Ritalin as first line treatment. Also Adderall and Ritalin would be more effective as a supplemental and second-line treatment for the children. They would also most likely be prescribed in lower doses than they are normally prescribed today. This article was particularly interesting to me because I have always disagreed with drugs like adderall being a goto drug for children with ADHD. This article helps to point out that there are better treatment methods that will be cheaper and more beneficial for the children.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/18/health/early-behavior-therapy-found-to-aid-children-with-adhd.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fscience&action=click&contentCollection=science&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=5&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0