This two-year outcome contrasts with the study's end results after 14 months, which suggested that behavioral therapy was somewhat less beneficial compared with high-dose medication. Although most experts advocate combining behavioral therapy with medication when necessary, medication is often the only option offered. "Parents need to know that there are alternative treatments," Pelham states.

The ability to tame symptoms via behavioral therapy and training suggests that many ADHD children may not need drugs. But both behavioral therapy and working memory training require diligence and patience from parents, teachers and therapists. That's not easy for a time-crunched society and far more laborious than popping a pill.

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1. 1. trancefinder 10:13 AM 11/13/07

   I would be very interested to see the reults of using medication short term while behavioural therapy and cognitive training are implemented for the long term

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2. 2. LauraCarmichael24 11:34 AM 2/21/08

   I would love to see a list of recommended cognitive training software for both children and adults.

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3. 3. Dev 04:49 PM 12/30/08

   This is very important information about kids. When I was searching for some product for the brain training purpose, I had a discussion with few people related to this field and most of them suggested the same points given in the article. And after going through much such brain development software, I zeroed in on the one which I am using right now i.e. <a href=http://mindsparkebrainfitnesspro.com>Brain Fitness Pro</a> , it has really helped me to achieve my goals

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4. 4. mrowland 11:52 AM 3/19/10

   I am an educator looking at BrainSkills, (Ken Gibson) and Safari BrainWare currently for cognitive training of students with and without ad/hd ld. Has anyone had experience with these programs or others?

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