He notes that most of these factors are linked to impulsivity — which can be treated. “These factors – virtually all of them can be changed,” Barkley says. “Change the factor [and] you change the life expectancy. So none of this is cast in stone.”
And later in the article a pediatric neurology professor underscores what most of us (hopefully) know; it takes a combo of medication AND therapy to get proper treatment (I feel for those still getting either of those sorted, it’s rough out there).
The article is not all doom and gloom though!
And later in the article a pediatric neurology professor underscores what most of us (hopefully) know; it takes a combo of medication AND therapy to get proper treatment (I feel for those still getting either of those sorted, it’s rough out there).