Dave Davies

We're going to take another break here. Let me reintroduce you. We are speaking with Paul Tuff. He is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine. His recent cover story is titled, Have We Been Thinking About ADHD All Wrong? He'll be back to talk more after this short break. I'm Dave Davies, and this is Fresh Air.

You know, it's interesting, you write that the roots of treatment for this disorder go way back to an experiment, I guess, in the 1930s by a Harvard trained psychologist in Rhode Island, right? Tell us about this.

You know, it's interesting, you write that the roots of treatment for this disorder go way back to an experiment, I guess, in the 1930s by a Harvard trained psychologist in Rhode Island, right? Tell us about this.

You know, it's interesting, you write that the roots of treatment for this disorder go way back to an experiment, I guess, in the 1930s by a Harvard trained psychologist in Rhode Island, right? Tell us about this.

And later researchers followed up on this and did similar experiments. What did they find?

And later researchers followed up on this and did similar experiments. What did they find?

And later researchers followed up on this and did similar experiments. What did they find?

Yeah, there was another test that you described involving putting stuff in knapsacks. Explain that.

Yeah, there was another test that you described involving putting stuff in knapsacks. Explain that.

Yeah, there was another test that you described involving putting stuff in knapsacks. Explain that.

You mentioned some other things that were troubling about continued use of these stimulants. What were some of the other issues that came up?

You mentioned some other things that were troubling about continued use of these stimulants. What were some of the other issues that came up?

You mentioned some other things that were troubling about continued use of these stimulants. What were some of the other issues that came up?

Is there an explanation for that biologically that we know of?

Is there an explanation for that biologically that we know of?

Is there an explanation for that biologically that we know of?

These are amphetamines, right? I mean, can they be addictive?

These are amphetamines, right? I mean, can they be addictive?

These are amphetamines, right? I mean, can they be addictive?

We are speaking with Paul Tuff. He is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine. His recent cover story is titled, Have We Been Thinking About ADHD All Wrong? We'll continue our conversation in just a moment. This is Fresh Air.