ADHD hearing. (Policy & Practice).More and better data are needed about the number of children who are taking medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)A condition in which a person (usually a child) has an unusually high activity level and a short attention span. People with the disorder may act impulsively and may have learning and behavioral problems. , a Children and Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD CHADD Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (Landover, MD, USA) CHADD Children with Attention Deficit Disorder CHADD Change of Address ) official testified at a recent hearing on Capitol Capitol, seat of the U.S. Congress Capitol, seat of the U.S. government at Washington, D.C. It is the city's dominating monument, built on an elevated site that was chosen by George Washington in consultation with Major Pierre L'Enfant. Hill. The House Committee on Government Reform hearing was held to investigate whether children were being overmedicated for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. E. Clarke Ross, CHADD's chief executive officer, told the committee that a tremendous variation exists in the use of medication for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Some children are being treated inappropriately, but others are going untreated. Current science indicates that medication is an appropriate component of multimodal treatment intervention for children with the disorder, Mr. Ross added. |
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