Officials say ADHD partnership still in works

 ADHD in the News 2016-01-19


Louisiana has one of the highest rates of ADHD prescription drug use in the country, according to the Department of Health and Hospital, and state officials are creating a strategy to conquer ADHD in the classroom. The Department of Health and Hospitals, Louisiana Department of Education and the Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, a volunteer support and advocacy group, decided to partner together in October to train Louisiana educators to identify effective techniques to address ADHD behaviors in their classrooms.