"Living better through chemistry" is how Huffington Post columnist Michael Laskoff describes life with ADHD and the right medication. In his Thanksgiving article, he not only expressed his gratitude for medication, but offered an innovative explanation of how it works:

For help with that, I turn to baseball. There, individual players with many different talents and propensities can all be compared using a batting average. That single number tells you nothing about a players potential, but it does communicate a great deal about his aggregate performance. &

In baseball terms, [people with ADHD] had been hitting a .200 when their natural talents might have led their teachers, employers, family and friends to expect a .400.

Use of the right medication, Laskoff goes on to say, can raise that "batting average" to .300, by helping the person focus, and stay more organized and motivated. Laskoff is not arguing that medication is right for every person who struggles with ADHD. However, the right medication, in the right doses, can improve the quality of life for some, he believes

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