About one out of four children in foster care systems have been diagnosed with ADHD, compared to about one out of 14 children not in foster care and enrolled in Medicaid, according to a recent study by Melissa Danielson, MSPH, a statistician with the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. According to Ms.…

Q: The recent CDC Vital Signs report that I have been reading about says young children should have behavior therapy before beginning medication for ADHD. But if medication has been shown to be effective for ADHD, why should we bother with behavior therapy for my son? Why not start him on medication while he’s in…