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Sci has a piece up over at the main site on recent advances in behavioral and cognitive therapies for ADHD treatment. I got a note that people would like the reference list (and I'm always a fan of a reference list!), and so once you've checked out the article, here are the references:
Advokat C, Lane SM, Luo C. "College students with and without ADHD: comparison of self-report of medication usage, study habits, and academic achievement." J Atten Disord. 2011 Nov;15(8):656-66. Epub 2010 Aug 2.
Sibley MH, Smith BH, Evans SW, Pelham WE, Gnagy EM. "Treatment Response to an Intensive Summer Treatment Program for Adolescents With ADHD." J Atten Disord. 2012 Mar 16. [Epub ahead of print]
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Fassbender C, Schweitzer JB, Cortes CR, Tagamets MA, Windsor TA, Reeves GM, Gullapalli R. "Working memory in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder is characterized by a lack of specialization of brain function." PLoS One. 2011;6(11):e27240. Epub 2011 Nov 10.
For statistics on ADHD diagnosis and treatment, see rates at the CDC.