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A prescription video game for kids with ADHD on Coast Live

Posted at 6:25 PM, Jun 21, 2021
and last updated 2021-06-21 18:25:07-04

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - Parents may not want their kids to spend endless hours playing video games this summer, but for some children living with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study shows how a prescription video game is actually helping to improve ADHD related impairments, Dr. Elysa Marco and a parent of a child with ADHD, Kelcey Sihanourath, join us with the details.

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