[controlledchaos]

You better search it, but I believe the difference is Ritalin is an amphetamine.

[KerrickStaley]

Ritalin is not a form of amphetamine. Ritalin's active ingredient is methylphenidate.

[firebird84]

Ritalin is not "an amphetamine" but rather a psychostimulant. It's a DEA schedule II regulated drug.

Strattera works via a different mechanism and (supposedly) is likely not to be habit-forming. Ritalin definitely can be habit-forming.