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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: What Is ADHD?Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is also known as hyperactivity or attention deficit disorder (ADD). ADHD is a common condition that affects both children and adults.Children with ADHD generally have problems paying attention or concentrating. They can’t seem to follow directions and are easily bored or frustrated with tasks. They also [...]

“When they’re adults I want my kids to say ‘mum worked so hard, but she was always there for us. Number one priority for me? My kids. They come first.” Britney Spears speaking on her US tour as she is accompanied by her two children Sean Preston (3) and Jayden James(2). What has this got [...]

I know a boy who was on several ADHD drugs for many years and he told me that he wished he had never taken them. This boy then went off the drugs because he was getting pretty bad migraines and nervous tics. He still had some of the ADHD classic symptoms such as hyperactivity and [...]

In the city of Kansas City, MIssouri, an unholy alliance exists between one reading teacher  at Troost Elementary  by the name of  Williams, and the Missouri Department of Social Services, one Jason Campbell to be exact.  Mr. Campbell, and Ms. Williams have joined together, to remove children from loving homes, and have them placed on [...]

We are going through a sort of emergency health crisis as regards the over prescription of ADHD meds without knowing or caring too much about ADHD medicine long term effects. A big problem is the mindset of parents, teachers and doctors who all want a quick fix to behavior problems in children and all the [...]

Why did Health Canada ban Adderall XR ? Because there had been 12 strokes in children and also between 20 and 30 heart attacks and sudden deaths. Why did the WHO, over ten years ago, warn that Ritalin was being overprescribed for ADHD ? Simply because the use of this drug in the long term [...]

Why do you think Ritalin is called ‘kiddies’ coke’? Because it is drug based on a type of amphetamine which is known as methylphenidate. As an amphetamine that means it is a Schedule II controlled substance and is available only on prescription and its use is tightly controlled (in theory). Forgive me if I laugh [...]

Recently a White House Award was given to Dr. Gregory Fabiano for his work on ADHD but it has received very little attention in the press. This may or may not have something to do with powerful lobbies connected to the big pharmaceutical companies who would not be too pleased to learn the results of [...]

Is ADHD real? The war rages on with both sides vehemently arguing their case. The ADHD deniers claim that this is the medical hoax of the millennium and that it has been deliberately hyped up by the by the pharmaceutical companies to line their pockets and swell their bank accounts. In addition, they deniers claim [...]