| If your child has ADHD it is not the end of the world! | | | | way to help if your child has ADHD. You are doing |
| My father always said 'look on the bright side',so we | | | | what all the experts tell us so that should encourage |
| are going to follow his advice in this article. First of all, | | | | you. They all agree that medication has its limits and |
| there are a lot of famous successful people out there | | | | will not cure the condition but it may help with some of |
| who actually made it with ADHD and how ! Look at | | | | the symptoms but then again it may not. Behaviour |
| the following examples and these are just a few but | | | | modification and the way you interact with your child is |
| they all had ADHD. Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, | | | | crucial as you are the role model. If you have ADHD |
| Picasso, Leonardo da Vinci, Einsein, Robert Kennedy, | | | | yourself, it can make it easier in one way but in other |
| Walt Disney and Michael Phelps. If your child has | | | | ways it can be difficult as you tend to multi task. |
| ADHD, just remind him or her about that and give | | | | Making changes in your family's diet is a great way to |
| examples of people that he or she knows or worships | | | | help your ADHD child and indeed the whole family. This |
| as a sports hero, singer or actor so that they can | | | | is a great positive step forward and you should be |
| better relate to this fact. | | | | proud of it if you can reduce the consumption of |
| The second thing to bear in mind is that ADHD children | | | | processed food full of additives and go for fresh |
| often have a lot of talent. They may have some | | | | vegetables, fruit, meat, eggs and wholemeal stuff. |
| learning problems or inattentiveness but it is good to | | | | The best way you can help if your child has ADHD is |
| stress the positives. ADHD children can be funny, | | | | to make an informed decision about what medication |
| artistic, creative, inventive, sensitive, loving and | | | | he should take. If you opt for ADHD drugs, your child |
| exuberant. You can stress that some ADHD people | | | | may suffer from nasty side effects and there are |
| have some difficulties but they have a lot going for | | | | certain risks which you do not want to expose him to. |
| them as well. Their brains just work in a different way. | | | | You have to make the choice but your choice will |
| That goes for adults ADHD just as much as children | | | | have to be justified in making your child's life and |
| ADHD. | | | | experience a positive one. The best way is to opt for |
| How can you help your child in the best possible way? | | | | a homeopathic remedy for ADHD as there are no |
| Your influence and the way you approach his | | | | side effects and you and your child will be able to |
| behaviour problems will be under scrutiny by your child. | | | | flourish in the knowledge that there are no risks at all in |
| Remaining calm, loving, firm, sticking to plans, routines | | | | the long term. |
| and rules or behaviour contracts are really the best | | | | |