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1. Inconsistent Performance Speed Among Children With ADHD May Underlie How Well They Use Memory
   Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder show more variable or inconsistent responses during on "working" or short-term, memory tasks when compared with typically developing peers, a new study has found.
2. Inconsistent Short Term Memory Linked To ADHD
   Researchers in the US found that children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) showed more inconsistent reaction times when doing short term memory exercises compared to peers of the same age who did not have the disorder. The study was the work of associate professor Dr Julie Schweitzer of the M.I.N.D.
3. Debate over drugs for ADHD reignites
   March 27, 2009 New data from a large federal study have reignited a debate over the effectiveness of long-term drug treatment of children with hyperactivity or attention-deficit disorder, and have drawn accusations that some members of the research team have sought to play down evidence that medications do little good beyond 24 months.
4. New findings on the long-term effects of various ADHD treatments
   by Joye C. Anestis, M.S. Tracy Witte's contribution last week about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) incited a flurry of PBB comments. Today, I wanted to continue the conversation on ADHD by focusing on frontline treatments for the disorder (if you are...
5. Study links ADHD medicine with better test scores
   April 26, 2009 CHICAGO - Children on medicine for attention deficit disorder scored higher on academic tests than their unmedicated peers in the first large, long-term study suggesting this kind of benefit from the widely used drugs.