Robert Locke is a Health enthusiast who specializes in Children's Health. He has written extensively on ADHD. Discover how ADHD behavioral therapy can change your life.
At last the tide is turning. The American Academy of Pediatrics is now advising its members, doctors and parents that a child who has mild ADHD behavior problems should first be treated with behaviour therapy rather putting him on ADHD meds straight away. They are also recommending that when the medications fail, as they often do, then behavioral intervention is much more preferable than finding other drugs which might or might not be suitable for the poor child. Now this is sound parenting advice but it has taken a very long time to surface.
More good news has come from the White House! Gregory Fabiano has won an award for his research into ADHD in which he advocates that behavioral interventions are much more effective in changing ADHD behavior than the conventional medications. Dr. Fabiano will now be working with teachers, parents and pediatricians to demonstrate that behavior therapy has a positive effect on ADHD behavior. He goes even further in stating that his research shows that in some cases, ADHD behavior therapy is even more effective than the drugs which have harmful side effects and represent a risk for some children. He wants to work with ADHD teenagers in teaching them to drive and also to involve fathers more in seeking parenting advice and being more involved in parenting ADHD kids.
Notice that here has not been much hype about this and understandably so. The drug companies will not be rushing to offer Dr. Fabiano lucrative contracts and they may even launch a counter offensive by backing other research which will probably claim the opposite.
If behaviour therapy were to be adopted by the majority of doctors and pediatricians, then it would be a great blow to the drugs industry. I do not think this will happen but there is definitely a swing away from the hyped up drugs and parents are seeking valid alternatives in trying to improve ADHD behavior problems. They now have more than prestigious backing and honest scientific research to give them that support.
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By: Robert William Locke | 23/11/2009 | ADHDMost parents are worried that the ADHD meds are going to affect their child negatively and have long term risks for their health and ask 'how can I treat ADHD'. Basically, they are right to be alarmed. Treating ADHD safely has become a controversial issue and parents are right to question everything.
Is Diet A Main ADHD Cause ? Recent Research On Other Causes
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By: Robert William Locke | 23/11/2009 | ADHDJust imagine if there was one main ADHD cause! That would make life simpler if it were due to genetic factors, or diet, or the environment or conditions during pregnancy. It could have something to do with the structure of the brain and the chemical imbalances involved in the neurotransmitters.
What Are The Best ADHD Treatment Options ?
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By: Robert William Locke | 23/11/2009 | ADHDThe main causes of ADHD in children are NOT caused by bad parenting or even by a poor diet. So, what ARE the causes of ADHD? The experts now seem to agree that the main causes are either genetic, environmental or abnormal brain development.
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By: Robert William Locke | 23/11/2009 | ADHDThere is a lot of misunderstanding about ADHD which is basically a neurological condition in which the child has a certain chemical imbalance which means that he or she has difficulty in concentrating and may be hyperactive and impulsive. How do children get ADHD?
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By: Robert William Locke | 23/11/2009 | ADHDAttention deficit hyperactive disorder or ADHD as it is now more commonly referred to is full of disturbing facts and mysteries. Here is the first one. The diagnosis of ADHD consists of various questionnaires which assess the child's behavior and whether it is holding back his normal development.
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