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What benefits can stimulant ADHD medication produce?

The beneficial effects of ADHD medication treatment can be dramatic. Attention to class work, daily functions, and work can improve to the extent that the person is no longer distinguishable from coworkers or classmates; activity level can decline to within normal limits and impulsivity can be substantially reduced. Even associated difficulties such as disruptive behavior and peer relationship problems sometimes show dramatic improvement. Interactions with others also improves significantly.

Academically, many people show clear improvements in the quantity and quality of the work they complete. It remains to be seen, however, whether these short term changes result in long term gains in anyones academic, behavioral, working, and social functioning.