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Treating ADHD: When Stimulant Medications Don't Work

Stimulant medications are often used to treat ADHD but it is estimated that between 10 percent and 20 percent of people with ADHD are not helped by these types of medications. Although that's great news for the 80 percent to 90 percent of people that find ADHD symptoms are significantly reduced with stimulant medication it leaves many people wondering what to do when stimulant medications don't work.

 

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) agrees that medication is not right for every child....

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