| Did you know that we will have to wait until 2013 for | | | | ADHD does not really reflect the reality. Very often |
| the new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual | | | | kids are inattentive and there is no hyperactivity at all. |
| of Mental Disorders (DSM)? That is both good news | | | | This is of course dealt with in the present edition as it |
| and bad news. This is the standard manual used by | | | | subdivides the ADHD into three subtypes, one of |
| practitioners diagnosing ADHD and is published by the | | | | which is the Inattention type. But these subtypes are |
| American Psychiatric Association. | | | | unstable over time and that is a problem. |
| The problem of ADHD being misdiagnosed so | | | | There is a suggestion that the condition will have two |
| frequently may in part be due to the inadequacies of | | | | subtypes. One will be AD which will cover attention |
| the present edition which is Edition IV and dates from | | | | deficit while the other will be HD which will describe the |
| 1994. That is the bad news and we will have to go on | | | | hyperactivity and impulsivity symptoms. |
| using this edition until 2013. | | | | ADHD being misdiagnosed is not likely to be resolved |
| The good news is that some of the proposed | | | | very soon. As regards treatment, there is now |
| changes sound sensible and may actually help to | | | | growing criticism of the psychostimulants which are |
| reduce the frequency of ADHD being misdiagnosed, | | | | basically amphetamines and that is a concern for |
| which is a problem at the moment. | | | | many parents and carers. The risk of addiction has |
| Many children are now diagnosed with ADHD at 3, 4 | | | | been acknowledged by the FDA and it is on their |
| or 5 years old. The new proposals say that children | | | | website for all to see. |
| are not mature enough at that age to warrant a | | | | That is why homeopathy for ADHD is such an |
| diagnosis of ADHD. Many of these are cases of | | | | attractive option as addiction simply does not exist. |
| ADHD being misdiagnosed. There are also co-morbid | | | | The growth in popularity as ADHD homeopathic |
| conditions present so diagnosis at an early age is too | | | | remedies has been astounding. Once you choose the |
| difficult. Very often the condition starts to manifest | | | | correct product and a serious company, this type of |
| itself from the age of 7 onwards. The new guidelines | | | | remedy can be a godsend. That is mainly because |
| may actually use the 7-12 age bracket as a more | | | | there are no side effects and the costs are low. Why |
| accurate way of getting a correct diagnosis. | | | | not click through to discover more? |
| The other problem is that the present definition of | | | | |