| ADHD Disorder sparks very animated discussions | | | | hotly debated. is how it should be treated. |
| most of the time. ADHD has been around for | | | | Medication is offered in order to control the child's |
| quite awhile probably when humans began walking | | | | symptoms. Some parents feel like they are being |
| the earth. At some point all children show signs of | | | | cornered and consent to medication because of |
| ADHD - hyperactive, distractibility, inattention, and | | | | the pressure from the school and/or from the |
| irritability. | | | | doctor. |
| ADHD according to some does not exist. They | | | | Stimulant drugs are often prescribed for ADHD. |
| blame the students for being lazy. They are called | | | | They work for about 75% of those trying them. |
| daydreamers. Parents are told the child is not | | | | There are some very serious side effects with |
| working to their potential. They blame the child, | | | | stimulants not the least of which they are |
| saying they won't do what they're told, are also | | | | extremely addictive. |
| manipulative, and will not sit still. ADHD is not a | | | | They cause sleeplessness, appetite loss, irritability, |
| real "disability" because if the child would calm | | | | and depression. They can affect the liver. |
| down they would learn. Poor parenting is | | | | Someone who has taken them for a long time |
| considered as a cause as well as bad teachers. | | | | may tend to have substance abuse issues and |
| ADHD is real. It used to be called Minimal Brain | | | | depression. |
| Damage. People believed children who were | | | | Some believe natural remedies are much better |
| hyperactive actually had brain damage because of | | | | because they don't have side effects and they do |
| the difficulty with learning. It is not brain damage; | | | | work. Natural supplements are specifically |
| it's that a child with ADHD has a differently wired | | | | formulated with herbs, vitamins, and minerals that |
| brain. | | | | are known to relieve the symptoms of ADHD. |
| It's not that children with ADHD Disorder can't | | | | They should be made by a certified homeopath. |
| learn. It's that their symptoms get in the way of | | | | The formula should also be FDA approved. |
| their learning. These children need support to | | | | A healthy diet is imperative not only for general |
| facilitate their learning. ADHD children have learning | | | | health but for relieving symptoms of ADHD |
| issues because they can't sit still, they are easily | | | | Disorder. Things like monosodiumglutamate, |
| distracted, and they are impulsive. | | | | processed sugar, and white breads should be |
| They will call out answers to questions or | | | | eliminated from the diet. |
| interrupt the teacher constantly. These behaviors | | | | Dyes and preservatives among a host of other |
| are evidence of their not paying attention or their | | | | things should also be eliminated. Getting adequate |
| ability to control their impulsiveness on their own. | | | | sleep and doing physical exercise are also strongly |
| As hot as the debate is over about whether | | | | encouraged for good health and for treating |
| ADHD is real is, the way it is to be treated is also | | | | ADHD symptoms. |