
ERIC Number: EJ250480
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Publication Date: 1981
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Medication and Reading Disability.
Humphries, Laurie L.
Journal of Research and Development in Education, v14 n4 p54-57 Sum 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)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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