{"id":358,"date":"2024-08-21T16:11:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T20:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psychexamples.com\/wordpress\/?p=358"},"modified":"2024-08-21T16:11:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T20:11:01","slug":"a-video-game-for-adhd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychexamples.com\/wordpress\/2024\/08\/21\/a-video-game-for-adhd\/","title":{"rendered":"A Video Game for ADHD?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As described in <a href=\"https:\/\/boingboing.net\/2024\/08\/20\/a-video-game-just-got-fda-clearance-as-an-adhd-treatment.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/boingboing.net\/2024\/08\/20\/a-video-game-just-got-fda-clearance-as-an-adhd-treatment.html\">this article<\/a>, a video game called EdeavorOTC received FDA clearance as an ADHD treatment in August of 2024. You can find the game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.endeavorotc.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.endeavorotc.com\/\">here<\/a>. 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