Health & Medicine

ADHD Medication Might Also Treat Hyperactivity Symptoms in Autism

Lawrence Scahill, associate professor of nursing and child psychiatry Methylphenidate, a medication used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), may be effective in treating hyperactivity symptoms in children with autism and related pervasive developmental disorders, researchers report in the November Archives of General Psychiatry.

Nov 22, 2005

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