In December 1999, the Archives of General Psychiatry (1999) published the initial results of the most comprehensive study of treatment strategies for ADHD ever undertaken. The study was supposed to reveal the truth about the effectiveness of various types of treatment of the illness. The NIMH-sponsored study compared the treatment outcomes of almost 600 children with Attention Deficit Disorder at eight sites across the U.S., and found that stimulant medication treatment, alone or in combination with behavioral therapy, was more effective in treating ADHD symptoms than behavioral therapy or community care. As a result, the study underlines that, though using stimulants to fight Attention Deficit Disorder is rather dangerous, due to the fact that various medications are extremely close to certain street drugs including cocaine, this type of treatment remains one of the most effective ones. However, one may find alternatives in curing ADD. According to Weathers (1998), the disease is simply a child’s protective psychological defense that was built during certain unpleasant situation. Therefore, it cannot be considered as defect or illness, though it affects a child in the long-term. The idea of the treatment is to destroy this defense in a certain way. The key factor is for the family to realize the problem and the cause of defensive behavior of a child and act properly, rather than immediately go to the physician and require medication.

The risk of leaving the disability untreated or simply believing that it will vanish with no medication results into a situation when a child will never be able to realize his full potential.  Much of his time and energy will be employed into trying to manage his actions and obey the rules. The Attention Deficit Disorder child will have little left over for actual learning and developing. Below average learning goes hand in hand with low self esteem, whereas children with a higher self-esteem generally perform better in school. In my research paper I proved that Attention Deficit Disorder is a serious issue, especially when it refers to children. Taking into consideration that it sometimes appears to be rather difficult to identify this illness, much attention should be paid to a constant observation and analysis of a child. In case the diagnose is positive, drastic measures should be undertaken, and this include proper medication and psychological therapy. Moreover, parental care and love are the most contributing to the psychological restoration of a kid.