ADHD can no longer be considered a condition for which there is no neurological evidence of differences between ADHD and non-ADHD individuals. "Subtle abnormalities in chromosomal structure are significantly more frequent among people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder than in controls, according to a Lancet study." This and recent studies have found, through sensitive imaging techniques, both structural and functional differences between ADHD individuals and neuro-typical controls. Read a summary of recent ADHD research in Journal Watch.
Educational therapists understand ADHD. We know how it affects a student's academic efforts and his/her social-emotional life. Students who come to educational therapists will know they have someone who really understands their struggles and who offers proven help in dealing with them.