Paul Tough

Thank you. Great to be here.

Thank you. Great to be here.

Thank you. Great to be here.

At that point, the questions were pretty basic. We didn't exactly understand what this condition was and what treatments were the right ones to use. So Ritalin doctors could see, families could see that when kids took Ritalin, there was this, in many of them, this overnight change in their behavior. But we weren't sure why that was happening. And the diagnoses were expanding at such a great rate.

At that point, the questions were pretty basic. We didn't exactly understand what this condition was and what treatments were the right ones to use. So Ritalin doctors could see, families could see that when kids took Ritalin, there was this, in many of them, this overnight change in their behavior. But we weren't sure why that was happening. And the diagnoses were expanding at such a great rate.

At that point, the questions were pretty basic. We didn't exactly understand what this condition was and what treatments were the right ones to use. So Ritalin doctors could see, families could see that when kids took Ritalin, there was this, in many of them, this overnight change in their behavior. But we weren't sure why that was happening. And the diagnoses were expanding at such a great rate.

There was also a question of why that was, why suddenly it had doubled in just a few years.

There was also a question of why that was, why suddenly it had doubled in just a few years.

There was also a question of why that was, why suddenly it had doubled in just a few years.

Yes. So this was the Multimodal Treatment of ADHD Study, or MTA. And a number of researchers at six sites around the United States and Canada decided that they wanted to test different treatments of ADHD. So there were stimulant medications, specifically at that point it was Ritalin, but there were also behavioral interventions. So coaching, parent training, and

Yes. So this was the Multimodal Treatment of ADHD Study, or MTA. And a number of researchers at six sites around the United States and Canada decided that they wanted to test different treatments of ADHD. So there were stimulant medications, specifically at that point it was Ritalin, but there were also behavioral interventions. So coaching, parent training, and

Yes. So this was the Multimodal Treatment of ADHD Study, or MTA. And a number of researchers at six sites around the United States and Canada decided that they wanted to test different treatments of ADHD. So there were stimulant medications, specifically at that point it was Ritalin, but there were also behavioral interventions. So coaching, parent training, and

And they wanted to see scientifically which would work best. So they did what scientists do, which is they created this randomized controlled study. And at each site in the United States and Canada, they divided the children who were between seven and nine who had been diagnosed with ADHD into different treatment groups.

And they wanted to see scientifically which would work best. So they did what scientists do, which is they created this randomized controlled study. And at each site in the United States and Canada, they divided the children who were between seven and nine who had been diagnosed with ADHD into different treatment groups.

And they wanted to see scientifically which would work best. So they did what scientists do, which is they created this randomized controlled study. And at each site in the United States and Canada, they divided the children who were between seven and nine who had been diagnosed with ADHD into different treatment groups.

So some got behavioral training, some got Ritalin, and some were just left on their own to figure out their own treatment.

So some got behavioral training, some got Ritalin, and some were just left on their own to figure out their own treatment.

So some got behavioral training, some got Ritalin, and some were just left on their own to figure out their own treatment.

That was after 14 months of treatment. And what they showed was that the most effective treatment for behavior, for symptoms, was Ritalin. That the kids who had taken Ritalin were doing significantly better than the other groups.

That was after 14 months of treatment. And what they showed was that the most effective treatment for behavior, for symptoms, was Ritalin. That the kids who had taken Ritalin were doing significantly better than the other groups.