The names of the authors are not included to preserve anonymity. Each individual has had extremely different experiences in coping with their particular learning style. Also presented here a brief recap of a conversation with a doctor of Chinese medicine. It is up to you to try the approaches you think reasonable. Not every therapy will work for every individual.
Medication is being perscribed so quickly, are parents really investigating all possibilities.
I think medicating these children is a quick decision made by people who want instant solutions to the problems. I have one student who has ADHD and is on medicine for it. To be perfectly honest, I wonder if he really needs the medicine. One day he forgot to take it in the morning, and didn't think about it until it was time for his lunchtime dose. I couldn't tell by his behavior or attention span that he hadn't had it.