DRUGS ARE NOT THE ANSWER!

​A prescription for the stimulant Ritalin is written every 1.5 seconds in the United States. The side effects of decreased appetite or weight loss, sleep disruption, exacerbation of anxiety and mood swings are well known.

There might be a better way. The purpose of the stimulant Ritalin is to get the child to focus better. There are natural methods to do this . . .

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“ADHD is not a problem with knowing what to do; it is a problem of doing what you know.”  -Barkley, 

Has your child been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD? Ten percent of children in the United States have been. And, fifty percent of those children will carry those traits into adulthood.

What Doctors Look For

To diagnose ADHD, doctors most often use guidelines established by the American Psychiatric Association. The group has identified 3 types of the disorder:

1. Inattentive Type: A person must have at least 6 out of these 9 symptoms, and few symptoms of hyperactive-impulsive type:

Doesn't pay attention to detail or makes careless mistakes

Doesn't stay on task

Doesn’t listen

Doesn’t follow instructions or finish schoolwork or chores

Trouble organizing tasks or activities

Avoids or dislikes doing things that take effort or concentration

Loses things

Easily distracted

Forgetful

2. Hyperactive-Impulsive Type: A person must have at least 6 out these 9 symptoms, and few symptoms of inattentive type:

Fidgets or squirms a lot
Gets up from his seat a lot
Runs or climbs at inappropriate times
Has trouble playing quietly
Always “on the go” as if “driven by a motor"
Talks excessively
Blurts an answer before the question has been completed
Trouble waiting his turn
Interrupts others

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3. Combined Type. This is the most common type of ADHD. People with it have symptoms of both inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity.

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