Medication will help reduce some symptoms, but taking medication over time won't eliminate them. We can't say if you take this drug for five years, (the problem) will go away. We can't predict what will happen.
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Some work beautifully for some children but not for others. We don't know what works for what child ahead of time. There are lots of things to try, including non-medication treatment.
Some day, it might be possible to prevent (ADHD), but that requires genetic research, which now is in its infancy. Now, we can prevent the worsening of conditions with effective intervention, but we cannot prevent the condition.
The frontal lobe of the brain, which controls these behaviors, matures until age 21. As children mature, some symptoms get better -- though they don't grow out of ADHD, as used to be believed, and half need treatment into adulthood.
This quote is just one of 8 total Donna Palumbo quotes in our collection. Donna Palumbo is known for saying 'Medication will help reduce some symptoms, but taking medication over time won't eliminate them. We can't say if you take this drug for five years, (the problem) will go away. We can't predict what will happen.' as well as some of the following quotes.