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Vid Game for kids with ADHD. Can only be prescribed by doctor.

By Austin Michael Jul 11, 2022 | 7:32 PM

There is a video game that was made specifically to help kids with ADHD and you can only get with a prescription. The game looks like most video games with colorful and alien characters running around trying to get at things. However, this one was put together by neuroscientists and is meant to teach kids how to focus and tune out distractions. As they play, a computer algorithm rates their performance. The game has apparently been doing well with helping kids. It got FDA approval in 2020 and the way it works is that the doctor writes it as a prescription, after which the parents are given a link to the game. It works out of an app. The company behind the game is called EndeavorRX.