Treating ADHD During the School Year

" Welcome to our wet -- and -- Clark. School time requires sustained focus and attention which means that children with ADHD and often have a hard time in the class room. Treatments are available however and with the right balance of therapy. Children with ADHD and get back on track to scholastic success. Joining me to some -- treatment options and doctor Peter Jensen. -- professor of psychiatry at Columbia University. Entrance and welcome and thank you for joining me thank you. That's some of the particular challenges that children with AT AEA. In the --"

" The biggest problem that most of these children today. It is their daily work gaining on it and that most children to -- demon fighting the school work. How well they're doing compared to their peers. And so all of the routine task and for what they find out. Whether it be complete in homework. -- no longer project that takes me follow in preparation planning. -- the routines seek work in trying to remain. -- focused when their nominee at a track and around you try to do a list of math problems of these kinds of challenges in treatment strategies. Will this mean that the doctor has been careful communication with the child and the parent and teacher throughout school here. Just starting -- on in Madison and a behavior therapy in September may not be a good strategy -- November than that is and we need to be that the timing of -- with only a little amount of the don't. Or putting into April -- into play it cool might be necessary. In November that was really seen anything happens when the children common comeback after breaks. -- little time off. They've had some breast and reassurance went a little pressure in awhile but in the same little pattern where things can deteriorate. Take -- they get into April and spring fever time and some of the other to become an -- for now. Let's talk about medication there is some controversy. About whether all children with ADHD should even beyond that it. Treatment decisions are always individualized and we know that may be one and four children. Can do very very well -- yes. There any of the hatred there normally. Most children don't respond to therapy takes a lot of work what I would like every child has the right to be done and private -- and but Madison has learned that the right thing for every child of one of the important options. Parent shouldn't rejected out of hand. -- Of all people are rejected out of hand -- a pianist and understand and be aware do you. Medication is agreed upon our once a day medications as -- as I don't -- actually had several medications come to market. That the child can take -- And avoid going to the on the lunar orbit teachers off dramatically and at mid day. This is a very good thing for the children because these matters are as effective as taking -- multiple that. And but it avoids some of -- Shame or embarrassment of the enigma or losing your late in the lunch line these things are important or can. -- happen. After a and I'm within two or three times and that is. Is once today medication more costly. It can be slightly more costly for natural -- ticket -- are coming down on some of these matters. Good alternative compared to explore. -- items that -- between one dare -- Edmonton and what we know about the architects of the ones have been that -- person twice three times is that there actually the St. Marie and you don't have the peaks and valleys and ups and downs of several -- when you take a one rating and so sometimes parents not the child might be -- your little -- get -- of some of -- problems -- in general -- and -- tell -- and -- Between the once daily and the several times -- let's talk about hate your hair. Out. Well the -- into therapy helps that I'll -- indicate more active response to his or her eager to a child has been reinforced or assistant. With the corporate kinds of rewards. -- Minding your team here playing well here's how becomes more aware and more conscious of being. When the men and is wearing on -- periods of the medicine is being given the child has been an opportunity act or those painters. Well we tend to think it's the combination of with the matter and with the behavior they're. For many children the most effectively now what -- or are we talking about in terms of -- here. It's a very special form of therapy that can be done it all schools -- on the playground. And it entails. Giving the child rewards. War consequence. For the kinds of behaviors that the teacher and a parent or whoever agrees Sydney. It. Again by and it's not should be encouraged to show or not show and a study. So it comes out of what behaviors at school if it under keeping your card that's the if it's. Talking out of turn and if -- running around wildly on the playground and that's the big biggest problem and that becomes the behavior. So different for every time. It might be -- into the ink well. You know it just really depends on which are. Reported. In the and it clearance to all of these treatment. And it is absolutely important. So it's very important that the Madison -- regular time regular way. For important the behavior therapies. When -- use them you breathe as them you don't want that upper reward system and -- kind become a hot and they at company needed. Little treat an extra TV Time -- reward. Might be anyway. Actually the worst way to implement -- even therapy program that teaches the child that you can misbehave. And they still got the reward because prepared to couldn't -- in the heart of hearts -- with -- the from the."

" Doctor I don't parent might wonder is it possible for children with ADHD. To have the same level of academic access to children who don't have ADHD. "

" Oh absolutely."

" Children who -- effectively treated. And do very well and again I think the -- to have -- children does not doing a little better but what we like to call full normalization. Be justice at all. Just as happy as well like many of their Oliver."

" It depends on the skills and account for the child that means effective treatment and quality -- finally doctor if you had one message about managing ADHD or treatment during the school year what would -- order to help parents and doctors well don't settle too little."

" Under stand that the children can do very well sometimes what we see happening is that the -- apparently so afraid of Madison. He'll undergoes annual unit at times and only help. -- Johnny who might be a little bit of a pain in the act it's a little bit of matter. So we still."

" And that that means that he's going to get after the pain in the -- feedback from teachers from his friends. If you don't give the tree -- in mind. And won't do was well. Don't rattle and doctor and and thank you so much for joining us we really appreciate your being here. Appreciate you joining us this wet cat and we Clark."