A 9-year-old has inattention and hyperactivity causing impairment at school and home for one year. Parent and teacher scales support ADHD; hearing

Question

A 9-year-old has inattention and hyperactivity causing impairment at school and home for one year. Parent and teacher scales support ADHD; hearing and vision are normal. What is the best next treatment plan?

Accepted Answer

Offer approved ADHD medication with parent training or classroom behavioral support

Answer

Use dietary supplements, parent education, and routine school follow-up

Answer

Use parent education, school accommodations, and later review of attention symptoms

Answer

Start antipsychotic medication while deferring parent training and school interventions

Answer

Use psychoanalysis with weekly visits and no school-based behavioral plan

ADHD — USMLE Step 3 MCQ

A 9-year-old has inattention and hyperactivity causing impairment at school and home for one year. Parent and teacher scales support ADHD; hearing and vision are normal. What is the best next treatment plan?