| Signs and Symptoms of ADD or Attention Deficit | | | | your doctor. |
| Disorder | | | | Alternative Solution |
| 1) Unable to focus on one task at a time such as | | | | A safer solution to helping your child with ADD or |
| schoolwork or listening to the teacher. | | | | ADHD is to follow a special diet. This diet includes |
| 2) Unable to concentrate. | | | | proteins, Omega-3 fatty acids, and complex |
| 3) Unable to follow multiple directions. | | | | carbohydrates. Skip the simple carbohydrates, sugar, |
| Signs and Symptoms of ADHD or Attention Deficit | | | | corn syrup, and honey. |
| Hyperactivity Disorder | | | | Make sure your child exercises thirty minutes per day |
| 1) Impulsiveness. | | | | or twenty minutes per day at the very least. Join in |
| 2) Unable to focus on one task at a time. | | | | with your child so you both can have fun and enjoy |
| 3) Unable to concentrate. | | | | time together. |
| 4) Unable to follow multiple directions. | | | | Children with ADD and ADHD do particularly well in |
| 5) Seems unable to sit down quietly for very long. | | | | nature. Get your child outdoors each day and enjoy |
| Solutions for ADD and ADHD | | | | the beautiful world. |
| Medication | | | | Organize your house and your child's responsibilities. |
| You may choose to put your child on medication. Your | | | | Teach your child how to organize. Be sure to keep |
| child may suffer from some of the side effects of the | | | | everything routine with organization. The ADD and |
| prescribed medication. Some side effects include | | | | ADHD child thrives when he/she has a routine. |
| inability to sleep well, dry mouth, lack of hunger and | | | | Summary |
| walking around in a zombie state. The medications | | | | The main difference between ADD and ADHD is |
| prescribed today may have future consequences to | | | | ADD does not have the symptom of hyperactivity. |
| your child's health. Also, the medications may cause | | | | Choose a medication solution or an alternative solution |
| damage to the ADD and ADHD child's heart. Please | | | | to treating your child's ADD or ADHD. |
| be diligent in giving your child's family health history to | | | | |