References: Medication

1. Methylphenidate - Wikipedia - Pharmacology, history, and evidence base for the first stimulant class, including mechanism and formulation differences this chapter explains.

2. Amphetamine - Wikipedia - The second stimulant class: mechanism, medical formulations, and the engineering that separates medicines from street drugs.

3. Atomoxetine - Wikipedia - The leading non-stimulant: norepinephrine mechanism, slower onset, and where it fits in treatment.

4. Taking Charge of Adult ADHD (Second Edition) - Russell A. Barkley - Guilford Press - Barkley's medication chapters set the standard for plain-language, evidence-first explanation of stimulant mechanisms, titration expectations, and the pills-don't-build-skills framing this chapter adopts.

5. Straight Talk about Psychiatric Medications for Kids (Fifth Edition) - Timothy E. Wilens and Paul G. Hammerness - Guilford Press - Wilens pioneered the honest parents' guide to pediatric psychopharmacology — side effects, monitoring, and myth-correction — and his research established the substance-risk findings this chapter cites.

6. Treatment of ADHD - NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health - Federal overview of medication classes, effectiveness, and side effects.

7. About ADHD - Overview - CHADD - Includes medication-management resources and the national resource center's treatment overviews.

8. NICE Guideline NG87 - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK) - Evidence-graded recommendations on medication choice, titration, and monitoring — the rigor benchmark this chapter's decision framework mirrors.

9. CADDRA - Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance - Canadian prescriber guidelines and medication charts, including formulation-by-formulation duration tables.

10. ADHD Medications - MedlinePlus - US National Library of Medicine - Vetted drug information sheets for every medication named in this chapter, for reading before prescriber conversations.