If caffeinated drinks like coffee are meant to give you boosts of energy then why is it recommended for kids with ADHD to calm them down?
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The way I was told it in my psych class is that how stimulants work, more or less, to treat ADHD is by stimulating the frontal cortex (which controls inhibition and memory and such) since it’s the part of the brain that is deficient in ADHD people. This goes for drugs like Ritalin and aderall as well as caffeine and nicotine. To be clear, I could be wrong. I’m by no means a professional. This is simply how it was described to me.
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