What are the common misconceptions about ADHD treatment? Are there significant side effects of medication for ADHD? ADHD is treated with an individualized, long-term comprehensive treatment model that includes medication and behavioral therapy. It is recognized as an effective treatment method. In the treatment process, parents can have many misconceptions that delay their child’s treatment, summarized in the following areas: (1) No medication needed: Many parents believe that ADHD can be treated by catching education and no medication is needed. In fact, ADHD is a disease that the child himself can not control in terms of behavior, the impact is not only the child itself, but also the family, school and society. Research has proven that the effect of non-pharmacological treatment is very limited and cannot solve the core problem, and there is now a consensus at home and abroad that the disease should be treated in a comprehensive manner. And medication is the main part, if the child is very sick and not treated with medication, the disease will further develop, affecting the child’s life, learning, interaction and the development of self-confidence and self-esteem, and even affect the child’s life. (2) Treatment is only for doctors: Some parents think that ADHD treatment is only for doctors, which is quite incorrect. In fact, the treatment of pediatric ADHD requires a multi-faceted effort, in which parents and teachers are more important in the treatment, because in a day’s life, teachers and parents are the ones who have the longest contact time with the child, and they can change the child’s behavior according to scientific methods to improve the treatment effect. When dealing with a child with ADHD, parents need to keep learning in order to help their child more effectively. Attitude is more important than method, and love is more important than discipline. Parents determine the effectiveness of their child’s treatment and determine their child’s future. Parents are the protagonists and doctors are the supporting actors. (3) Do not adhere to drug therapy: Many parents believe that psychotropic drug therapy is very toxic, always afraid to give the child to eat stupid, eat dull, do not grow …… therefore can not adhere to long-term drug therapy. The actual fact is that any kind of medication has its own adverse reactions, only the incidence and severity are different. The first line of medication for ADHD is still relatively mild. The incidence is around 10-20%. Because ADHD is a chronic disease, its harm is much more serious than the adverse drug reactions, so it is more necessary to adhere to long-term drug treatment. (4) irregular review during treatment: ADHD is a chronic disease, need to adhere to long-term treatment, regular review in the hospital, so that doctors can understand the changes in the child’s condition and adverse drug reactions, timely adjustment of drug therapy, but also to objectively assess the child’s condition, to avoid parents subjective assumptions. This is a problem that is easily ignored by parents in the process of medication. Usually, parents of children taking medication can come to the hospital once every half month to once a month, and children can be reviewed once every 3 months to once every 6 months.