| Parents with ADHD children know all about the | | | | have taken this to a new level by making it into a |
| difficulty of trying to raise their child properly and having | | | | game by scoring the child and promoting active tasks. |
| to cope with the extreme behavioral problems that | | | | While this may not eliminate ADHD it can modify some |
| come with the disorder. In response to this new | | | | more antisocial and aggressive behaviors if you can |
| modern epidemic mainstream medical companies have | | | | channel that energy into useful things. Not all children |
| of course made products that can help solve the | | | | take to this however and it can end up being a battle |
| child's problem (and their parent's frustration!) by the | | | | to get them to participate but still a large number of |
| use of drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall. To | | | | people have managed to turn the whirlwind energy of |
| compliment this many also send their children to | | | | the child into a force for good! |
| behavioral therapy which is expensive and time | | | | Biofeedback |
| consuming; a perfect combination for an industry trying | | | | This is a newer treatment that revolves around the |
| to make money out of a serious problem. Recently | | | | brainwave patterns that an ADHD sufferer |
| however studies have shown that ADHD drugs do not | | | | experiences. By measuring brainwaves through a |
| cure the problem but simply put off the problem | | | | machine it is possible to adjust these patterns by |
| without curing it. Add to this that the studies show the | | | | rewarding the right brainwaves via a computer game |
| drugs may stunt growth and may also cause long | | | | or some other learning tool, when the person does the |
| term problems that have not been totally confirmed | | | | right thing mentally they are rewarded and the brain |
| and we can see drugs may not be the answer. So | | | | responds by adjusting the way it behaves. This is less |
| what alternative attention deficit disorder treatments | | | | invasive than it sounds as sensors are placed on the |
| are there and can there be a totally natural adhd | | | | scalp to measure the brainwaves but no other |
| treatment so that parents can be assured of a healthy | | | | equipment is actually touching the child. This requires |
| and happy child, and do they work? Let's look at a | | | | some significant resources however and is not readily |
| few examples: | | | | available. |
| Diet | | | | Auditory Integration Training |
| One approach to changing a child's behavior that has | | | | There is evidence to support then notion that some |
| become popular is to control, their diet to cut out | | | | learning disabilities ADHD included are a result of a |
| certain foods and additives that promote hyperactive | | | | problem with a child's hearing. Problems like this can |
| behavior and increase or decrease nutrients that help | | | | cause a child to "tune out" or cover their ears or |
| with focusing and calmness. This approach is often | | | | become aggressive when particular sounds or |
| very healthy as the diets are usually quite good if not | | | | frequencies are heard. The treatment that goes with |
| exciting. The biggest problem usually lies in sugar and | | | | this focuses on using sounds that stimulate the possible |
| caffeine but there are also many other surprising | | | | problem areas of the inner ear and the way it interacts |
| foods that may make more of an impact than you | | | | with the brain. By modulating and adjusting these |
| think. The downsides are that it is hard to get an | | | | frequencies it is possible to gain long term benefit to |
| ADHD kid to eat all the things you prepare as they are | | | | their hearing and also short term increases to attention |
| used to a different more exiting diet. If you can get | | | | span and social behaviors. |
| them to stick to the changes there are many children | | | | As we can see there are many alternative attention |
| who may benefit from this but not everyone has had | | | | deficit disorder treatments that do not require mind |
| immediate success with just this approach depending | | | | altering drugs but work holistically and naturally. Some |
| on the severity of their disorder. | | | | even focus on simply redirecting the ADHD sufferers |
| Behavior modification programs | | | | energy into beneficial things implying that it can be a |
| This is a system of changing the way a child acts by | | | | blessing not a curse if refocused. In any event there |
| rewarding them for good behavior and not giving in | | | | are options for natural ADHD remedies that have had |
| and giving them what they want for bad behavior. | | | | proven success! |
| While most parents do this to a degree anyway many | | | | |