ADHD: an Educational Comic
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- 1.
- Josh is a teenager who's always had problems with staying focused
- This is Josh
- 2.
- Or even at home.
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- Josh! Do your chores!
- Josh just couldn't stay focused.
- Whether it was school...
- [not school]
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- However, Josh actually has ADHD.
- Fortunately, there are ways to combat the unfocused mind of someone with ADHD.
- Typically prescribed by doctors, stimulants are a form of medication typically used by people with ADHD.
- What's ADHD?
- Now I know what you may be thinking. Josh is just a lazy teenager who wasn't raised right.
- A popular choice, is medication.
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- Many side effects include a loss of appetite, dry throat, headaches, etc.
- Though they do have the intended effect, helping people who take them focus on their task, it has been proven that many stimulants have negative side effects.
- For example, it is harder to focus on stuff like schoolwork and chores.
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, is a mental disorder that affects the way someone's brain works.
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- But that begs the question, should medication for ADHD be mandatory?
- Ultimately, it should be up to the ones who are taking the medication.
- While we should encourage the taking of medication, we shouldn't force the medication and its symptoms on people. Especially if they couldn't handle them.
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