“Between 1990 and 2000 there were 186 deaths from [Ritalin] reported to the FDA MedWatch program…” (The National Alliance, 1)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a condition that becomes apparent in some children in the preschool and early school years. It is hard for these children to control their behavior and/or pay attention. It is estimated that between three and five percent of children have ADHD, or approximately two million children in the United States. This means that in a classroom of 25 to 30 children, it is likely that at least one will have ADHD.
“The very first written description of ADHD was in 1845 by a German psychiatrist, Dr. Heinrich Hoffman. His description was not in a medical journal or paper, but rather in a book of children's poems. Unable to find any suitable books to read to his four year-old son, he wrote and illustrated a series of poems for children, entitled Struwwelpeter” (Rodgers, 1). The result was a book of poems,......

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Title: Is Ritalin The Answer?
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