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Peer reviewedHumphries, Laurie L. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1981
The clinical syndrome which relates most frequently to the reading-disabled child is the attention deficity disorder. The child psychiatrist will generally resort to medication only when behavioral management techniques have failed. The two most frequently used medications are Ritalin and Dexedrine, central nervous system stimulants. (JN)
Descriptors: Attention Span, Child Development, Hyperactivity, Medicine
