How is it that stimulants can calm ADHD children?
Stimulants don’t just work this way on people diagnosed with ADHD: most people experience this same effect, regardless. In the words of Michael Rutter, specialist in child disorders at the University of London, “Stimulants… tend to improve attention and reduce activity in all people, children and adults, irrespective or whether or not they are hyperactive. ” The only difference with a hyperactive person is that the effect of the drug is more noticeable.
