| Attention Deficit Disorder, a challenge to | | | | |
| say the least, may have you ready to pull | | | | Side effects of the medication used to treat |
| your hair out. Luckily, there are treatments | | | | ADD are typically decreased appetite, and |
| available to help your child be more | | | | weight loss as a result, increased anxiety, |
| successful at completing daily tasks, paying | | | | insomnia, and/or irritability. |
| attention, and resisting impulsive activity. | | | | |
| Generally, there are three most utilized | | | | Behavior therapy, on the other hand, does not |
| methods for treating ADD: medication, | | | | have the side effects common with medication. |
| behavior therapy, or alternative medicine. | | | | On the other hand, it will not have the |
| | | | overnight reaction typical of medication |
| Medication has been the primary treatment | | | | treatment either. Behavior therapy focuses on |
| method for Attention Deficit Disorder for | | | | teaching the child effective management |
| decades. Although it has been the center of | | | | skills to deal with the disorder, as opposed |
| much controversy the last several years, many | | | | to masking its existence. This may include |
| argue that the effectiveness of medication | | | | the use of organizers to keep up with |
| can not be matched by any other treatment | | | | schoolwork, as well as introducing a reward |
| method. On the other hand, it is also argued | | | | system for good behavior. Such steps teach |
| that the side effects common of such | | | | the child the positive results of good |
| medication make it a poor choice of therapy. | | | | behavior, instead of concentrating on |
| ADD is most often treated by a form of | | | | negative behavior and harsh discipline. This |
| stimulant medication. While this medicine | | | | treatment route is a long and arduous process |
| would cause increased activity in most | | | | and will not display immediate results, |
| people, it has a calming effect on people | | | | although the results that come about may be |
| with ADD. There are also other forms of | | | | more long term in nature. |
| medication used as well. | | | | |