Evaluates the benefits and concerns of using medications to treat children with ADHD while offering a guide to the different medications themselves. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has been diagnosed in 7-8% of the children in the United States and in most developed countries in the world. Although some would suggest that number represents a gross overdiagnosis, current research has found that the appropriate diagnosis of ADHD is missed in many children. And because there is no medical diagnostic test to definitely "make a diagnosis" of ADHD, it is easy for critics to dismiss ADHD as a disorder fabricated by doctors, teachers, and pharmaceutical companies to sell powerful, addicting drugs to children. So when a parent is presented with the diagnosis of a medical disorder in their child, diagnosed by subjective and controversial methodologies, treated by potentially abused medications, is it any wonder that they might react with criticism, denial, and confusion? In ADHD Medication, Dr. Walt Karniski uses his 40 years of experience treating children to allay these concerns and answer the questions you have been asking, addressing such issues as whether children can outgrow ADHD, how parents can discuss the need for medication with their child, and how to decide which medication is the right fit. Most importantly though, this book answers the question: Does ADHD medication work, and is it safe? This is a powerful resource for parents and practitioners alike seeking to understand the treatment of ADHD in children.