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Delivery of violence to our homes in the form of video games and other media where violence is glorified is worrying many parents. This is certainly NOT what causes ADHD but it does have an effect on a child’s behavior whether he has ADHD or not! ADHD children sometimes display gratuitous violence towards classmates, siblings, [...]

If there were natural vitamins to help ADHD, the drug companies would be out of business or they would be manufacturing them under some fancy sounding name. The fact is that ADHD vitamins are not going to cure ADHD but they are going to play a helpful role in helping kids’ brains function better. But [...]

Many parents are convinced that inattentive ADHD is a curse rather than a blessing. Certainly it presents its problems but we should always remember that quite a few ADHD kids are extremely intelligent. In this article I want to outline some facts on the ADHD predominantly inattentive type which often gets left out because there [...]

Inattentive ADHD which is a subtype of ADHD is often under diagnosed for one very simple reason. The fact that hyperactivity is not the prominent symptom means that it often goes unnoticed. The inattentive ADHD child is quiet and daydreaming and this does not disturb the teacher or the class. Very often inattentive ADHD children [...]

Do you know what a ‘smart’ drug is ? It is one of the ADHD drugs, like Ritalin or Adderall, now used more and more by university students to get through exams and to aid them in study sessions. Their days can last up to 36 hours ! In a survey organised by the magazine [...]

The figures are out and they are startling to say the least ! It is now reckoned that about 10% of American children are kids with ADHD and that could be as many as 2.4 million children. Even more alarming is the fact that only about 50% of these have actually got diagnosed and are [...]

There’s a lovely (true ) story about a kid with ADHD. His mother had great difficulty in controlling his hyperactivity and impulsiveness as he tore the place apart. One day, a friend asked him (as a challenge) to balance a number of cushions from various rooms in the house on one hand and to keep [...]

You are probably besieged by articles on ADHD from a myriad of sources and you may have a few problems in sifting through the dross. Given that the United States manufactures and consumes 90% of the world’s supply of methyphenidate (Ritalin and Concerta) which is basically an amphetamine, you can see the need to tread [...]

Millions of children with ADHD grow up to be well balanced responsible adults. That is probably due to a number of factors, the home environment, school and above all parents who know and apply a few basic parenting techniques. The ADHD child will always respond to positive parenting. For those who do not have the [...]