The Best ADD Treatment
What is Attention Deficit Disorder?
ADD stands for attention deficit disorder and is a learning disability that primarily affects a person’s level of concentration. It also has a diverse affect on concentration span and can cause sufferers to lose focus on the task at hand. ADD sufferers have a tendency to forget routine tasks like household chores and are seen to daydream a lot and appear inattentive. They will also lose possessions regularly and despite possessing the desire to complete routine tasks, will face difficulties doing so.
Many sufferers are wrongly seen to be stupid or slow, and these feelings can lead to a deep depression or resentment.
ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is much easier to recognize because as well as the usual problems with concentration and attention people with ADHD often suffer from behavioral problems that are picked up on very quickly.
What is the Best ADD Treatment?
There are a number of prescription drugs that are used as ADD treatment, including Ritalin and Adderall, although many drugs prescribed by doctors only tend to mask the symptoms and the problem instead of finding the cause and counteracting it.
The Side Effects.
A majority of the ADD treatment obtainable on prescription is very strong and can cause undesired side affects. While many believe the relief far outweighs the side effects, it is important that you consider all the options before you decide on the best course of action for you. Side effects can be as seemingly mild as dizziness and nausea or as serious as dependency, Tourettes syndrome and even toxic psychosis.
Alternative ADD Treatment
It is widely believed that ADD is caused by a malfunction in the neurotransmitter in the brain. This is usually caused by a deficiency in nutrients being absorbed by our bodies. Among the natural remedies for attention deficit disorder are Glyconutrients, also known as miracle sugars, which give our bodies the eight essential sugars that are becoming less and less frequent in our everyday diets. These help fight toxins that are on the increase in the atmosphere due to car pollution and air pollution. The advent and increased use of processed foods is stripping our diet of these essential nutrients but by the use of glyconutrients we can help our bodies fight many ailments associated with a lack of nutrients.
Glyconutrients can also help with the causes of symptoms of ADD and ADHD by increasing attention span and concentration and decreasing distractibility.
Jan Trumbal is a freelance author from Aurora, Illinois. for more information see www.a1-attention-deficit-disorder-treatment.net
How do you have your children tested without feeling you’re just looking for an excuse for their diffuculties whether in school or socially?
Comment by JAMIE RICKEY — January 12, 2006 @ 11:47 am
I have a son who is ADD and I am try to get information on getting him in a school for ADD
He has tried for two years in senior class and he isn’t going to make it yet this year. I don’t want his quit school. We live in Mishawaka, Indiana the closes big town is South Bend Indiana. Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You
Wanda Clifton
Comment by Wanda Clifton — January 25, 2006 @ 2:34 pm
Has anyone had success with biofeedback therapy for ADD?
Comment by Mindy — February 1, 2006 @ 9:54 am
i think you should interveiw some kids with ADD or ADHD so that people who want to know how life is for kids with ADD. make sure you ask them how kids treat them in school!
thanks
Comment by Ashley — February 2, 2006 @ 6:58 pm
you go to a doctor to get tested….. Im a child with ADD im looking up more info on it for my college child dev class….. I never got picked on no one knows I have ADD becides my friends
Comment by Jaime — February 5, 2006 @ 7:59 pm
My brother has been diagnoised with ADD. They want to give him medication for it, I beleive there should be other alternatives. What are they
Comment by KESHENE BOGLE — February 8, 2006 @ 10:51 am
To help individuals with ADD Yoga is valuable When practiced regularly, yoga offers numerous health benefits, such as increased strength and flexibility, and Yoga combines physical activity with self-awareness, which promotes a mind-body connection that many ADDers are defficient in.
Yoga can help ADDers learn how to create a mind-body-soul connection that promotes self-awareness and self-control. Yoga practitioners are taught deep breathing and relaxation techniques that help center the mind in the present moment.
blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Practitioners are also guided into holding different postures, called asanas. Each asana is held for an extended period of time, as the practitioner focuses on holding the best posture that they can, while breathing calmly and deeply. The asanas promote stretching, strengthening, and balancing, as the deep breathing promotes relaxation and mental/spiritual awareness.
Yoga can help ADDers feel calm, centered, in control, and in touch with their bodies. Practiced regularly, ADDers will find that yoga is a powerful mental, physical and spiritual way that they can retreat to when feeling out of control or overwhelmed.
The best place to find yoga instruction is at a yoga center, where the instructors practice integral yoga as a way of life, and teach the physical, psychological and spiritual components.
Comment by Susy — February 12, 2006 @ 10:30 pm
Can you please tell me where to find answeres on ADD, like if a child is diagnosed with ADD, has taken if for a long period of time and parent chooses not to give it to them any longer- is this wrong? does it make the child struggle even harder? Should the child continue with the medice until the Docter discontinuse it?
Comment by angela nessmith — February 27, 2006 @ 1:57 pm