https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-medication-side-effects-questions/

https://chadd.org/adhd-news/adhd-news-educators/think-you-can-spot-adhd-in-your-classroom/

https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-medications-for-children/

A statement issued in 2013 from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the American Psychiatric Association highlighted the following:

“To help families make important decisions about treatment, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) began a large treatment study in 1992 called the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD (or the MTA study). Data from this 14-month study showed that stimulant medication is most effective in treating the symptoms of ADHD, as long as the dose is adjusted for each child to give the best response—either alone or in combination with behavioral therapy.

“The MTA study, along with many other large-scale treatment studies that have assessed the safety and effectiveness of ADHD medications, provides evidence that stimulant medication reduces hyperactivity and impulsivity, improves attention, and increases the ability to get along with others. For this reason, stimulant medications remain the medications of first choice for treating individuals with ADHD.”