| Success Stories | | | | know the ADHD symptoms in a child. Did you know |
| Parents of children with ADHD are often a bit worried | | | | that between 1 and 2% of the adults in America have |
| that their children will be considered inferior and may | | | | problems in controlling their impulses and have great |
| well not be successful in life. There is a great debate | | | | difficulties in concentrating ? Very often symptoms in |
| at the moment about whether ADHD is to be thought | | | | adults are difficult to spot. Have you noticed yourself |
| of as a gift or as a challenge. Look at the famous | | | | (or colleagues) who are easily distracted, are notorious |
| people who have had ADHD:- Richard Branson, Ty | | | | multi-taskers, get extremely irritated when driving, have |
| Pennington, Charles Schwab and Whoopi Goldberg. | | | | difficulty in remembering details and also may have |
| They have been enormously successful. | | | | even hourly mood swings? They could well be |
| | | | suffering from ADHD but very often this will go |
| I have just seen press reports from New South Wales | | | | undetected and undiagnosed. |
| in Australia where doctors have seen a worrying | | | | Medications for attention deficit and/or hyperactivity still |
| surge in the number of psychostimulant drugs being | | | | pose problems. Those with heart conditions are likely |
| prescribed for children with attention deficit disorder. | | | | to suffer from related cardio problems and even have |
| Ritalin and Concerta, two popular drugs have seen an | | | | high blood pressure. Add to that that there is often a |
| increase of almost 70%. Figures are similar in the USA | | | | suppression of appetite and you have a cocktail which |
| and in Britain. | | | | will probably create more problems for the patient than |
| Challenges | | | | they solve. |
| These medications for attention deficit have had a | | | | ADHD Help |
| very bad press at times. They are NOT a cure for | | | | Parents often seek an ADHD alternative therapy. Diet, |
| ADHD but rather will keep symptoms under control. | | | | exercise and changes in routine can all have a |
| Some good news is that in a recent study, no damage | | | | beneficial effect. The great advantage in using herbal |
| to the DNA or chromosomes which is normally linked | | | | or homeopathic remedies is that they have no side |
| to cancer was found in the children who took the trial. | | | | effects and sedation is not a problem either. Find out |
| This was a very limited trial though, I must say. | | | | more about a natural cure for ADHD by clicking on the |
| Adult attention deficit disorders, on the other hand have | | | | link below. |
| had not much press at all and this is worrying. We all | | | | |