ABSTRACT
Stimulants are the most frequently prescribed medication for children with ADDH. While stimulants produce positive behavioral changes in many, but not all children with ADDH, it is generally accepted that such changes are not accompanied by an improvement in overall academic performance. The nature of the academic underachievement with or without stimulant medication is not understood and remains an area of controversy. For example, it is not known if the poor academic achievement is solely due to arousal and attentional deficits, or result from a functional impairment in one or more specific cognitive (e.g., learning, memory) components.
