ADHD treatment is getting a workout

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E-mail: Select one: HTML Text Breaking News E-Mail Alerts • Get breaking news in your inbox as it happens ADHD treatment is getting a workoutBy Liz Szabo, USA TODAY Homework used to be an ordeal for Kat Orlov.

Kat, who has an attention disorder, once spent four hours a night on her assignments.

These days, the 15-year-old can complete her work in about half that time.

Her salvation, she says, came from exercise.

Kat joined a community crew team in September and now works out nearly three hours a day.

Although Kat still takes stimulant medications during the school year, she and her family are thrilled by her progress.

"When I exercise, I feel much more energized and awake," says Kat, from Wayland, Mass.

"I have mor...

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