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ADHD - Medication Vs. Therapy
However, this is what I know; for a kid who has ADHD medication can be like .... He needs to learn how to cope with inattention, blurting out things, ...
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- Cranial Sacral Adjustments are rumored to help. I had a friend with a Grandson who had adhd and after talking to many people I was told that the cranial sacral adjustm...
- I am also a graduate student in psychology and I agree with Jennie that there is not much research support for diet changes or other homepathic remedies for treating A...
- My daughter is 7, she was tested and diagonsed with ADHD three years ago. While there is alot of conterversty over ADHD and how to treat it, every child is different. ...
Alternative Medicine Cost So Much for Me. I Would like to Use Them
Read all 14 responses: "I have a kid with ADHD, I don't want the drugs, ... with inattentive ADD this past summer I initialy was against medication We tried ...
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- You might just want to try the med's because my son which is 19 now, has ADD without the "H" and to this day without the med's he is hard to deal with. Also suger, and...
- Have you tired cranial scarial therapy? I have son I know sometimes the teach think this. It has helped even in his school writing. Also diet can be a big part. I ...
- My son is about to undergo the process of diagnosing ADHD - he has almost all of the symptoms on the Vanderbilt Rating scale for Inattention and Hyperactivity/Impulsiv...
ADHD/ADD Advice
Check into Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)---there is some overlap between ADD /ADHD and SPD. My sons have SPD as well as inattention and impulsivity. ...
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- I didn't have time to read all the responses, but I thought I'd give my two-cents as a children's pastor...I can usually tell if a kid is just acting up or if the prob...
- Kids with ADD & ADHD usually improve at some level when food additives and sugars are removed form their diets. Thirty years ago, I began to search for solutions fo...
- My 4 year old son was diagnosed with ADHD last November. At first it was hard to except. But I did a lot of research about ADHD and how to deal with it. We tried chang...
13 Yr. Old Boy - School Struggles
While your son might not be "diagnosable" as having ADD, I believe, based on your description, that he has AD/HD-primarily inattentive type. ...
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- Has your son ever been tested for ADD? From what your telling me, he has some typical characteristics of ADD, such as trouble focusing, works better one on one, but st...
- Hi A., You seem to have it all together with what you say about yourself. I wonder why you only mentioned you have a father and husband in the home also until your las...
- I suggest you read the book Raising Cain. I believe the author is Michael Thompson. Your son is a normal 13 year old. Our schools are making normal boys into abnorm...
Does Omega-3 Vitamins Really Help?
supplementation in children with inattention, hyperactivity and other disruptive ... We started the child on medication for ADD/ADHD as the doctor ordered. ...
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- Omega-3 is an essential fatty acid. Essential because the body requires them, especially for optimum nerve function. Unfortunately, the body does not produce these so ...
- My son has the same problem. I have heard a lot of good about the Omega-3, but can't help but think that if it's that simple... why are so many kids heavily medicated...
- There are numerous studies and articles discussing the importance that Omega-3 fatty acids and DHAs play in brain development. I would echo that it is important that ...
School Meeting Advice
He is not on medication now, as he feels he can function without it. ... Hi, my son was diagnosed with ADHD (inattentive type, not hyperactive) by a private ...
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- My daughter has ADD- no hyperactivity. She is a 10th grader with a lot of "forgetfulness" She is currently on Concerta 27 mg. Do you have a psychiatrist? We got much b...
- Laura, your daughter's school is required by federal law to provide her with a Free Appropriate Education (FAPE) if she has a recognized disability. ADD is recognized...
- Hi Lauris, Boy does your story sound familiar! I have three children. Ages 24, 21 & 10. My 24 year old is ADD (diagnosis for person without the hyperactivity.) S...
Getting My 3 1/2 Year Old Tested for ADD.....Is It Really the Right Choice?
I've worked with ADD/ ADHD kids and your son doesn't fit the profile from ..... My son has ADD of the inattentive type. He was tested when he was in first ...
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- I don't believe in ADD at all. The medicine these kids are put on does more harm than good. Boys are suppose to be hyper and very active. It's up to us to teach the...
- My son has ADD of the inattentive type. He was tested when he was in first grade and was found to have various learning issues ... the neuro psych thought he might ha...
- I had my son evaluated at age 3 due to speech delays - he ended up qualifying for our districts special ed pre-k program ( with the diagnosis of developmentally delaye...
Gifted Child Failing
ADHD can have diagnostic specifications like "mostly inattentive type" or " mostly ..... I know at LEAST 5 people who took ADD or ADHD medication as kids, ...
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- There are already a lot of great suggestions in the replies to your post, but thought I would just add a couple other things you could look into. There is a priva...
- Consider if your daughter is suffering from depression. Good luck
- My daughter( who is now a grown woman with a grandchild) was tested in early grade school with an IO of 160. By forth grade she was failing everything,was a problem at...
Add
In my heart I knew there was more than just medication. .... The principal characteristics of ADHD are inattention, hyperactivity, .... ADHD Type Issues ...
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- Hi H., My son was originally diagnosed in k-5 ADHD, but later as the years went by, I had him rediagnosed and he was actually ADD. Later on in the 3rd Grade, he w...
- My cousin went through this for years with her daughters. It turned out being diet related. They got rid of "convenience" foods (ie hot dogs, packaged deli meats) and ...
- HI, My husband and his brother were diagnosed with ADD as 5 yr olds as well. Two suggestions that their mom swears made the difference between sanity and insanity! 1)...
Strattera with Negative Results
If my son could be put on a medication that could help him to not be in a ..... I am a nurse and have seen wonders from other meds (not ADHD type meds) when ...
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- Strattera was such a bad medication for my child he picked sores all over his body and we ended up at a dermatologist! Adderall (sp) does not work for him either. If...
- Hi T., First let me say how very sorry I am for both of you. Your son has obviously been through so much and that doesn't happen without it happening to mom, too. The...
- I have not read any other responses but my first thought would be to goto another doctor. I see that you are doing that next week so try that first. I am a nurse and...
