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Diet for ADHD Children: A Parent's Guide
*This pamphlet is adapted from Diet, ADHD & Behavior, published by the Center for Science in the Public Interest. ...
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Goodbye Ritalin! Nonmedical Approaches to ADHD
In this diagnosis-driven society, it's very easy to tell the doctor what's wrong and get a quick prescription to cure ...
Source: Education.com
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Does Ritalin Have Side Effects?
My child has just been diagnosed with ADHD, and the doctor put him on Ritalin. Are there any side effects I should be ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Getting Help for Children with ADD / ADHD
If you think your child may have ADD / ADHD, it's important to have clinical personnel evaluate your child's condition, ...
Source: Helpguide
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Overview of Medications Commonly Used for ADHD
Concerta [Methylphenidate]Type of Medication: PsychostimulantAdvantages: Works quickly, lasts up to 12 ...
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Early Intervention for Students With ADHD
The symptoms of ADHD are typically noted before the child enters school (i.e., before age 7) (APA, 2000). Furthermore, ...
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ADHD -- Children with the Disorder Can Shine
If the approach of the upcoming school year has you dreading the challenges your child faces of sitting still, paying ...
Source: St. Louis Children's Hospital
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Tips for Parents: A Ten Point Naturopathic Medicine Plan for ADHD
IntroductionAs naturopathic doctors, we have worked with a numerous children with a number of different conditions that ...
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What Is ADHD?
Lisa's son Jack had always been a handful. Even as a preschooler, he would tear through the house like a tornado, ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Considerations about Medication and ADHD
Stimulant medications are used by 2 to 4% of preschool and school-age students to treat the symptoms of ADHD ...
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Medications Commonly Used to Treat Students with Learning Disabilities or ADHD
STIMULANTS (used for attention-deficit disorder and/or hyperactivity)Drugs: Ritalin and/or Concerta (methylphenidate), ...
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Abnormal Neurochemical Transmissions
Scientists can't measure the biochemicals that influence the brain's neural transmissions directly. Imbalances in these ...
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Kids on Medication: The Parent's Dilemma
Media coverage of the use of prescription drugs to treat childhood disorders has been extensive, particularly since the...
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The Remediation of ADHD
After an individual has been diagnosed with ADHD, what happens next? If the individual is in elementary or secondary...
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Strategies for Students with ADHD
Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) is a condition that can make it very...
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Help for Hyperactive Kids? A Sensory Integration Approach
Sensory integration, or SI, refers to the processing of information that our eyes, ears, skin, muscles, joints, mouth,...
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What is the Role of Medication for Persons with ADHD?
Medication has become the most common method of treating children with ADHD. And the use of medication for adults with...
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