Doctors' Groups Offer ADHD Guide for Parents

But the flip side of overmedication is under-treating, which can be equally harmful, the experts said.

"Half of kids with ADHD are not receiving any treatment at all," Fassler said.

Dr. Jane Ripperger-Suhler, an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral science at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and a psychiatrist with Scott & White Mental Health Center in Temple, Texas, said she plans on printing out the guide for patients and parents.

"The more information parents have about what's going on with their kids the better it is," she said.

More information

View the Medication Guide at ParentsMedGuide.org.