When a child is first diagnosed with Autism, it comes as a huge shock to the parents. When the shock wears off, then begins the frantic search to ‘cure my child.’ The parents will typically seek out medical doctors who might have an answer, but find that the typical pediatric physician really has nothing to […]
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With nearly five percent of all children in the United States suffering from hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder, a national crisis has both parents and teachers concerned about how to manage hyperactive children and their students. Unable to focus and control their attacks, children with attention deficit disorder (ADD) have experienced some success by taking […]
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Attention Deficit Disorder has been around for a long time. It has not always carried the same name, but the symptoms, and treatments are virtually the same. Recently, ADD has become a disease that everybody seems to have. It comes as no surprise that people are abusing and overusing the label ADD. Some of these […]
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Ritalin, or it’s generic Methylphenidate, is a stimulant most commonly used for treating ADD, though it can treat a number of other conditions like lethargy, narcolepsy and even depression. It’s also chemically very similar to amphetamines or Cocaine. Though it seems strange to give someone who’s hyperactive a stimulant, Ritalin works by increasing the amount […]
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I have a twenty-year-old son who is a junior in College. My son has always been average in intelligence. He does well in school but he does well because he works hard. In the second grade his best friends name was Nathan. Nathan was not just above average intellectually; he was a gifted child who […]
The use of the drug Ritalin is over-prescribed and abused in our society. Physicians prescribe Ritalin to young children in order to calm their hyperactivity in school and at home. It is prescribed to children who have a behavioral problem known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The drug Ritalin is extremely controversial. There are […]
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When I’m watching television, a commercial comes on. It states shocking statistics. My child’s risk of being in a fatal automobile accident is 1 in 23,000. My child’s risk of being diagnosed with autism is 1 in 166. The Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry placed the figures around 1 in 2,200 in 1988. The U.S. Department […]
Choosing an alternative to Ritalin has become a real issue for many parents of children diagnosed with ADHD. Either because they fear the side effects or don’t find Ritalin particularly effective, they are opting for other courses of treatment in order to ease their children’s symptoms. Fortunately for these parents, the homeopathic field has heard […]