Attention Deficit Disorder in Children - A Medical Or Educational Emergency?
Ask your child if he or she has climbed any good trees lately ! Recent studies show that more and more children have very little contact with 'nature exposure' or simply getting out in the air and doing any form of physical activity.
This is crucial when we look at attention deficit disorder (ADD) in children because it has been shown that 'green time' or exercise in the open air has had a beneficial effect on children with this disorder, especially those with the hyperactive type ADHD.
Alarming Increase In ADHD ADHD is now reaching alarming proportions and it has been estimated that the number of children who have been prescribed Ritalin (ADHD drug) in a five year period has increased by 600%.
This upward spiral seems to continue unabated and attention deficit disorder in the US is now a major health issue.
Why ? First, because the ADHD drugs used now in ADHD treatment are a constant headache for the FDA who have to issue regular health warnings to doctors and pediatricians prescribing these medicines.
A Medical Emergency ? It is a medical emergency in my opinion, as we now know that school kids on these drugs sell them and there is a risk that it may lead to drug dependence.
There are other side effects which range from heart attacks, weight loss caused by suppression of appetite and children often have problems in sleeping.
There have been attempts by drug companies to smudge the issue about the side effects of these drugs and while they may ease symptoms, there are no research results available on the long term effects on ADHD children.
Maybe there is but have we seen them published anywhere ? Sport Issues And ADHD If left untreated, attention deficit disorder in children can lead to poor academic results, aggressive social behaviour and emotional development may be affected.
But the ADHD pychostimulant mentality has spread its tentacles into every area of our life.
We now have the spectacle of baseball players faking ADHD symptoms so that they can get prescribed these drugs so that they can stay focused and win the match ! There are 106 players involved so that means that there is a much higher rate of ADHD among baseball players than the normal population.
Is this what they call sport ? Universities On Alert Even more alarming in my view is that recent news that college students at some US Universities now use these psychostimulants (without a prescription) as 'study drugs'which is not only illegal but downright dishonest.
The practice is on the increase and gives the drugged student an unfair advantage over other students.
It is quite simply the same as cheating.
Why should we risk turning attention deficit disorder children into drugged zombies? ADHD medication using these drugs is full of unknowns.
Many parents now are getting wise to the fact that all is not well in the pharmaceutical world and are seeking out ADHD alternative therapies which will help the attention deficit disorder children turn into normal healthy citizens.
The site below will provide all the answers on ADHD homeopathic treatment which is above all safe and much cheaper too !
This is crucial when we look at attention deficit disorder (ADD) in children because it has been shown that 'green time' or exercise in the open air has had a beneficial effect on children with this disorder, especially those with the hyperactive type ADHD.
Alarming Increase In ADHD ADHD is now reaching alarming proportions and it has been estimated that the number of children who have been prescribed Ritalin (ADHD drug) in a five year period has increased by 600%.
This upward spiral seems to continue unabated and attention deficit disorder in the US is now a major health issue.
Why ? First, because the ADHD drugs used now in ADHD treatment are a constant headache for the FDA who have to issue regular health warnings to doctors and pediatricians prescribing these medicines.
A Medical Emergency ? It is a medical emergency in my opinion, as we now know that school kids on these drugs sell them and there is a risk that it may lead to drug dependence.
There are other side effects which range from heart attacks, weight loss caused by suppression of appetite and children often have problems in sleeping.
There have been attempts by drug companies to smudge the issue about the side effects of these drugs and while they may ease symptoms, there are no research results available on the long term effects on ADHD children.
Maybe there is but have we seen them published anywhere ? Sport Issues And ADHD If left untreated, attention deficit disorder in children can lead to poor academic results, aggressive social behaviour and emotional development may be affected.
But the ADHD pychostimulant mentality has spread its tentacles into every area of our life.
We now have the spectacle of baseball players faking ADHD symptoms so that they can get prescribed these drugs so that they can stay focused and win the match ! There are 106 players involved so that means that there is a much higher rate of ADHD among baseball players than the normal population.
Is this what they call sport ? Universities On Alert Even more alarming in my view is that recent news that college students at some US Universities now use these psychostimulants (without a prescription) as 'study drugs'which is not only illegal but downright dishonest.
The practice is on the increase and gives the drugged student an unfair advantage over other students.
It is quite simply the same as cheating.
Why should we risk turning attention deficit disorder children into drugged zombies? ADHD medication using these drugs is full of unknowns.
Many parents now are getting wise to the fact that all is not well in the pharmaceutical world and are seeking out ADHD alternative therapies which will help the attention deficit disorder children turn into normal healthy citizens.
The site below will provide all the answers on ADHD homeopathic treatment which is above all safe and much cheaper too !