| Attention Deficit Disorder is a complex
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| | overwhelming. However, at Christmas time
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| condition that is not well understood at
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| | after a couple of hours at the mall
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| the present time by many clinicians and
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| | people are so over-stimulated that it is
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| the general public. New information is
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| | hard to find the car. People with ADD
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| being discovered rapidly however. Dr.
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| | feel this way almost all the time.There
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| Amen is one of the pioneers in this field
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| | are five recommended courses of treatment
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| and this article is meant to summarize
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| | for someone with ADD or ADHD. Physicians
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| his work.
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| | often give an antidepressant such as
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| Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and
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| | Wellbutrin and Strattera, which tends to
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| Attention Deficit Disorder with
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| | calm the limbic system and increase
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| Hyperactivity (ADHD) occur as a result of
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| | dopamine, a neurotransmitter. In my
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| neurological dysfunction in the
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| | experience as a therapist, this can be
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| prefrontal cortex of the brain. This is
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| | helpful but stimulants, the second
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| the newest part of our tri-brain system
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| | course, seem to do a better job.
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| in evolutionary terms. It is the part of
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| | Stimulants given in small doses, so the
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| our brain that performs executive
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| | mood alteration is minimal, act in a
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| functions. The functions of this brain
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| | paradoxical manner. This means that
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| deal with 1) attention span, 2)
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| | instead of accelerating a person they
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| perseverance, 3) judgment, 4)
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| | help to focus and calm them while still
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| organization, 5) impulse control, 6)
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| | allowing the prefrontal lobe to remain
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| self-monitoring and supervision, 7)
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| | active. They also seem to increase
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| problem solving, 8) critical thinking, 9)
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| | dopamine. This neurotransmitter is
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| forward thinking, 10) learning from
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| | negatively affected with people suffering
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| experience, 11) ability to feel and
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| | from ADD. The third regimen, a
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| express emotions, 12) interaction with
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| | combination of an anti-depressant and a
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| the limbic system, and 13)
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| | stimulant, seems to work best for most
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| empathy.Whenever there is a problem with
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| | people suffering from most forms of ADD.
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| this part of the brain, a number of
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| | The fourth treatment consists of teaching
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| skills that many human beings take for
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| | relaxation, stress-management,
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| granted would not be available in any
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| | organizational, and socializing skills.
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| optimal way. The following are problems
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| | This should always be included as part of
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| that develop when the prefrontal cortex
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| | treatment whether or not medication is
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| is affected. 1) Short attention span, 2)
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| | used.Another form of treatment is the
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| distractibility, 3) lack of perseverance,
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| | naturopathic approach. Due to my
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| 4) impulse control problems, 5)
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| | background I cannot adequately discuss
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| hyperactivity, 6) chronic lateness and
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| | this method, and as yet am not
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| poor time management, 7) disorganization,
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| | sufficiently familiar with the treatment
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| 8) procrastination, 9) unavailability of
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| | to be able to measure its efficacy. At
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| emotions, 10) misperceptions, 11) poor
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| | the present time, supplements, vitamins
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| judgment, 12) trouble learning from
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| | and chiropractic care seem to be
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| experience, 13) short-term memory loss,
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| | effective as an adjunct to
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| and 14) social and test anxiety.The exact
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| | stimulants.There are numerous
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| neurological problem with ADD is unknown
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| | misconceptions about Attention Deficit
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| at this time. However SPECT scans, single
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| | Disorder and a lot of emotional fervor
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| photon emission computed tomography,
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| | about the diagnosis. It reminds me of the
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| which measures cerebral blood flow and
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| | debate over Prozac several years ago or
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| metabolic activity patterns, has noted
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| | whether or not Alcoholism is a disease or
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| that when someone with ADD concentrates,
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| | a moral defect. It is understandable that
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| their prefrontal lobe activity decreases
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| | people worry about giving young children
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| significantly. This essentially means
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| | a mood-altering drug. However, any time
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| that under stress and concentration
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| | medication is considered as an approach,
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| someone with these disorders cannot bring
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| | the physician needs to carefully assess
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| to bear their full cognitive capacity.It
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| | both the costs the benefits and the
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| is theorized that our usual ability to
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| | severity of the problem. Most medication
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| screen out and attend to stimuli of our
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| | difficulties with ADD result from
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| choice is impaired with these
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| | mismanagement. When the appropriate
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| individuals. I like to think of it as
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| | amount of medication is used with ADD the
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| going to the mall during the summer. It
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| | benefits are immense and the cost is
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| is too bright and there are too many
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| | minimal.
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| people around, but it is not
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