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Did you know that the way to actually helping kids with ADHD lies in your hands, heart and mind, as a parent? Forget the Ritalin and all the other powerful mind altering drugs. Ask the British government what it thinks of child behavior programs given that it has dedicated public funds for teaching parenting skills. [...]

Life is full of paradoxes and medicines are no exception. Let me explain. ADHD children are put on powerful mind altering drugs (amphetamines, actually!) and guess what one of the side effects is ? Insomnia, good old ‘didn’t get a wink of sleep’. Childhood is associated with sweet dreams and ‘sleeping like a baby’. Yet [...]

My son Tyler is energetic, smart, and has a passion for life. That said, some teachers have explained to me that he may suffer from ADD/ADHD. You can imagine my surprise when I heard his teacher tell me this very disturbing assumption. She explained that she had to ask my son numerous times to complete [...]

There are now five types of effective recognized professional treatments for ADD, ADHD, and Autism:1. Drug treatments: (Ritalin, Adderall, Concerta, Strattera, etc). Most of these drugs contain methylphenidate, the same ingredient as “speed” on the street where it’s highly illegal, and addictive to many. They do help education authorities to “control” a child while at [...]

Before even thinking about ADHD solutions for your child, consider the following facts. ADHD may have several causes but one of them is that the levels of dopamine in the child’s brain are decidedly low. Dopamine is responsible for our ‘reward’ system so is very closely linked with attention and motivation . Given that the child’s [...]

What are the best treatments for ADHD? The controversy rages on and there are advocates of ADHD meds who say that the side effects and the risks are minimal while there are other advocates of homeopathy, meditation, yoga, deep breathing, behavior modification, dietary changes and even equine therapy! There seems to be little agreement and [...]

How do you prevent ADHD behavioral issues at home? There can be many incidences of bad behavior which are exacerbated in the ADHD child because of the symptoms of inattentiveness, restlessness, fidgeting and hyperactivity. If you add a co-morbid disorder such as ODD, then physical aggression coupled with verbal abuse may compound the problems. One [...]

Maybe one of the Problems with the dyslexia adult learning disability is that educational programs frequently teach to the majority, ignoring different kid and adult learning styles. Dyslexic people are sometimes really smart, but are branded as “slow learners” since they’re nervous, distractible and confused. Later in life, folks are fearful of taking an adult [...]

Can a child’s diet be one of the main causes of ADHD? Is sugar the culprit? These are some of the questions that parents ask about the causes of ADHD. The genetic link though, seems to be one of the main causes but this will not account for many cases. Certainly, the environment, diet, lead [...]