The effect of stimulant medication on the learning of academic curricula in children with ADHD: A randomized crossover study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Evaluate whether stimulant medication improves acquisition of academic material in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) receiving small-group, content-area instruction in a classroom setting.

Method

Participants were 173 children between the ages of 7 and 12 years old (77% male, 86% Hispanic) who met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria for ADHD and were participating in a therapeutic summer camp. The design was a triple-masked, within-subject, AB/BA crossover trial. Children completed two consecutive phases of daily, 25-min instruction in both (a) subject-area content (science, social studies) and (b) vocabulary. Each phase was a standard instructional unit lasting for 3 weeks. Teachers and

SUBMITTER: Pelham WE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9443328 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature