| What Does ADD Stand for? | | | | forgotten. |
| The letters ADD stand for Attention Deficit Disorder. | | | | Helping your ADD Child |
| Symptoms of ADD | | | | 1) Give your child a routine. ADD children work best |
| 1) Unable to focus on a task. | | | | with a routine. |
| 2) Unable to organize. | | | | 2) It is imperative to be very organized. Organize your |
| 3) The child seems to be very forgetful. | | | | child's responsibilities and teach him/her how to |
| Examples of the Symptoms | | | | organize for themselves. |
| 1) Your child is unable to focus on a task because he | | | | 3) Your ADD child must exercise every day for |
| or she may not understand the schoolwork he or she | | | | twenty minutes to thirty minutes minimum. |
| is working on. The ADD child may have trouble with | | | | 4) Spend time in nature in addition to exercise with or |
| thought processing through the directions of the | | | | without your ADD child. |
| schoolwork. | | | | 5) Follow a special diet for ADD and ADHD children |
| 2) Your ADD child may not be able to organize very | | | | that is loaded with proteins, complex carbohydrates |
| well. You may blame this at first on lack of maturity | | | | and Omega-3 fatty acids. Honey, corn syrup items, |
| but as the child ages, the problem is still present. | | | | simple carbohydrates and sugary foods need to be |
| Homework can be strewn all over and the child fails to | | | | kept out of your ADD child's diet. |
| pack up their backpack for the following day at school. | | | | Summary |
| 3) Your child may seem very forgetful as there are | | | | Learn the symptoms of ADD and educate yourself on |
| many things going on in your child's mind. He or she is | | | | how to help your ADD child for a happy and |
| thinking of so many items that the task at hand is | | | | successful life ahead. |