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An ADHD Medical Device Again Raises Questions about Classroom Rigor and the Lack of Recess

An ADHD Medical Device Again Raises Questions about Classroom Rigor and the Lack of Recess

An ADHD Medical Device Again Raises Questions about Classroom Rigor and the Lack of Recess


The American Psychiatric Association (APA) says that 5 percent of American children have ADHD. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) puts the number at more than double the APA’s number. The CDC says that 11 percent of American children, ages 4 to 17, have the attention disorder.
~The A.D.D. Resource Center, Oct 11, 2017
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and the use of drugs to control behavior has always been controversial. Now, a new medical device approved by the FDA called the eTNS System (TNS stands for Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation) has been approved by the FDA. It’s designed for 7 to 12 year-old children not on ADHD medication.
It once again raises questions about ADHD and whether today’s strict academic classroom rigor, time spent facing screens, and the loss of recess contributes to the problem.
According to the report,
The pocket-sized device is connected by wire to a small adhesive patch placed on the child’s forehead above the eyebrows. Designed to be used at home while sleeping, it delivers a “tingling” electrical stimulation to branches of the cranial nerve that  CONTINUE READING: An ADHD Medical Device Again Raises Questions about Classroom Rigor and the Lack of Recess