ADHD treatments that work
Whether or not you decide to use medications, there are many strategies that parents in our survey found helpful. Having a child change to a school better suited to help with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder helped "a lot" (45 percent), as did giving one instruction at a time (39 percent), having a private tutor or learning specialist work with the child (37 percent), and providing structure by maintaining a schedule of activities (35 percent).
Although having a child take medication was the strategy most often indicated as helping "a lot" (67 percent), (see Drug treatment: Pros and cons) many other strategies were also worth the extra effort.
