| O.K. So now you have taken the step of
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| | altogether. But later in the school year
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| having your struggling child or teen
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| | time becomes a larger factor. We don't
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| assessed by a professional, and he has
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| | want the school year to be wasted or
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| been diagnosed with Attention Deficit
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| | lost, so we need to try the most powerful
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| Hyperactivity Disorder. The psychologist,
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| | interventions at that time.
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| or therapist, or physician now wants to
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| begin a treatment program. But what
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| | But here is our thinking. First we want
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| should you know before you "sign off" on
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| | to do what we can to "salvage" the school
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| any particular treatment approach?
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| | year if we only have a few weeks left.
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| | Since medications can begin to give
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| Here are some suggestions for you to
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| | benefits very quickly often the child
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| consider. The following are merely our
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| | will pass classes that he might have
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| suggestions, but are based on having
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| | failed otherwise. Additionally, by having
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| worked with over 1,000 children and teens
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| | a "real world" trial of medication prior
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| with attention deficit hyperactivity
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| | to the summer break, we can use the
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| disorder. Use your best judgment. Talk
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| | benefits received from the medication as
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| with your doctor. We don't want to be
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| | a "bench mark" with which to measure the
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| accused of practicing medicine across the
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| | effectiveness of the "alternative"
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| Internet. The suggestions that follow
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| | treatments that might be tried over the
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| will vary depending on your child or
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| | summer months.
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| teen's diagnosis (such as Attention
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| Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder:
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| | Also, please remember when discussing
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| Inattentive Type vs. Attention Deficit
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| | these suggestions with your physician or
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| Hyperactivity Disorder:
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| | your psychologist, that old saying, "If
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| Impulsive-Hyperactive Type, and with or
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| | the only tool that you own is a hammer,
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| without temper problems, with or without
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| | then all the world looks like a nail."
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| some depression or anxiety, and so on)
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| | Professionals who are unfamiliar with
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| and also on the time of the year in which
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| | treatment options such as the "Attend"
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| you are beginning treatment. To learn
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| | amino acids, or the EEG Biofeedback
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| more about the different types of ADHD
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| | training, will tend to discount them
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| and specific treatment strategies for
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| | immediately out of their ignorance. I did
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| each type.
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| | this myself for years, and this is where
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| | you must decide for yourself how best to
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| During the summer vacation and early in
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| | help your child or teen with Attention
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| the school year we like to try the
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| | Deficit Disorder.
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| "alternative" interventions, such as the
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| homeopathic nutraceutical medicines
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| | You can learn more about the six types of
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| Attend, its "cousin" nutraceutical
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| | ADHD, specific treatment strategies for
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| Extress, our recommended eating program,
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| | each type, alternative treatments for
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| and essential fatty acid suppliments. EEG
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| | ADHD, and much more at the ADHD
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| Biofeedback training is also a good
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| | Information Library.Douglas Cowan,
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| "alternative" treatment for Attention
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| | Psy.D., is a family therapist who has
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| Deficit Disorder. If these strategies
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| | been working with ADHD children and their
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| work, and they will about 70% of the
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| | families since 1986. He is the clinical
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| time, then we can keep the patient off of
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| | director of the ADHD Information
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| medication and see them succeed.
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| | Library's family of seven web sites,
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| | including helping over 350,000 parents
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| If the diagnosis is made later in the
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| | and teachers learn more about ADHD each
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| school year we tend to recommend trials
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| | year. Dr. Cowan also serves on the
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| of medication right away for just about
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| | Medical Advisory Board of VAXA
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| everyone with Attention Deficit Disorder,
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| | International of Tampa, FL., is President
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| knowing that we have the summer coming up
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| | of the Board of Directors for KAXL 88.3
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| to try alternatives that might be able to
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| | FM in central California, and is
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| cut the dose of medication in half, or
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| | President of NewIdeas.net Incorporated.
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| eliminate the need for medication
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