4 Traps To Avoid In The Diagnosis And Treatment Of ADHD

As more of the side effects of drugs are being publicized, parents are becoming much less eager to involve these powerful stimulants in treatment of ADHD in children. There have been many cases reported where children have experienced hallucinations, suicidal thoughts and nervous tics. These cases contain information that can clearly link many of these problems to some of the most commonly used ADHD drugs.

All these are ways which come under the treatment for ADHD umbrella and will be invaluable in helping ADHD child learn about self-management and indeed time management.

The third trap to avoid is collecting acronyms of co-existing disorders which are all relatives of ADHD so that your child will become one of the 'alphabet kids'. If you do, you may lose out on getting the best treatment. There are several co-morbid disorders such as sleep disorders, developmentally delayed (DD), mentally retarded (MR) and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

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But here we are talking about drugs affecting the brain development of our children. The drug companies cannot tell us exactly how these drugs work and furthermore will not reveal what the long term effects are or could be.

A very interesting experiment carried out at the Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia shows how parents' and children's perceptions of the effects of ADHD meds can differ. Not surprising in that each party is looking at it from a different angle and children are hardly mature enough to realize what they are taking. It was a small group of about 100 children who were taking these ADHD meds.

Of course, any treatment method will be more successful if it is part of an overall approach toward improving your child's overall health. This includes getting plenty of exercise and fresh air and limiting overly stimulating activities such as watching TV or playing video games. It also means establishing a set of rules for behavior and enforcing them with punishment and rewards so that children have recognizable boundaries to work with.

If your child has been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and has been prescribed ADHD medication treatment, you may have watched your child's behavior go from bad to worse. This is because while prescription drugs make some kids better, they make other kids' symptoms worse, primarily due to their long list of side effects.

What are the alternative treatments for ADHD is a question that cannot be answered just by talking about diet. Usually the alternative treatments are a mix of behavioral therapy for ADHD, nutritional changes and some natural form of medication.

It actually increases the amount of serotonin in your brain, and it can really be quite helpful. SSRI antidepressants only recycle the serotonin that already exists in your brain, so 5htp in some ways is more effective. Also, St. John's Wart is a natural antidepressant that has been shown to be somewhat effective in the treatment of depression.

With medication children are much more likely to be able to respond to behavioral child interventions which can make a big difference in children with oppositional behavior, a combination of treatment is usually best in the long term.

Parents do not want their kids on 'speed' but instead are looking for other types of ADHD medication which are safe and free of risks. One such treatment is a homeopathic one which can alleviate some of the more pressing ADHD symptoms like restlessness and lack of focus and restore balance to the troubled child's mind.

Almost all the kids in those previous studies were chosen for the study because they'd been diagnosed as hyperactive .

Many thousands of ADHD children are treated with powerful psychostimulant drugs. I read a recent blog post about a thirteen year old boy whose teacher insisted that he should be put on Ritalin. The parents' doctor agreed to give him Ritalin but after some time noticed some strange side effects :- he was moody, ate paper and pencils and was generally displaying 'psychotic episodes'. After a succession of ADHD drugs (including Paxil which has NOT been approved by the FDA for children under 18!), the parents decided to take him off all drugs. The school expelled him as they insisted that he should be on Ritalin. The good news is that the boy is now homeschooled, is off all ADHD drugs and is doing much better.