Question

A 7-year-old boy with ADHD struggles with organisation and homework completion despite appropriate school supports. Parents are reluctant to start medication and ask about non-pharmacological options. According to CPS ADHD treatment guidance, which recommendation is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Recommend organisational skills training and behavioural interventions as part of a multimodal treatment plan

Answer

Advise that non-pharmacological interventions are ineffective and medication is the only evidence-based treatment

Answer

Start long-acting stimulant without offering behavioural strategies

Answer

Recommend elimination diets and megavitamin therapy as first-line

Answer

Advise no treatment is required because ADHD symptoms usually resolve spontaneously by adolescence

Practice question

A 7-year-old boy with ADHD struggles with organisation and homework completion despite appropriate school supports. Parents are reluctant to start medication and ask about non-pharmacological options. According to CPS ADHD treatment guidance, which recommendation is most appropriate?