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Discussion Title: Son with ADD? Could there be some alternative therapy?
Created by: germangini
Created on: Fri, 05/30/2008 - 7:17am.
Created by: germangini
Created on: Fri, 05/30/2008 - 7:17am.
Hi
I really think my son has ADD. He is not hyperactive but he has alot of trouble staying on task and focusing. He is quite impulsive and stays in trouble at school...talking, not finishing work, . My husband is opposed to starting him on any kind of prescribed medication at this early age of 7. Has anyone had any success with other therapies? I just want my son to do well in school and have postive social interactions instead of being viewed as the boy who stays in trouble. Thanks
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Replied: 8/26/2008 10:24am.
I think it's important to be as informed as possible about your child and his/her disability. Each child is different. Also, listen to your child's dr, and maybe even get a second opinion. My son has some focusing problems, but at this pt, it hasn't been recommended that we put him on any meds. He just turned 5. We recently started our son on Omega 3 supplements as Junieg mentioned. I also heard about a product called Attend. The manufacturer is Vaxa International. I don't know much about the product except what I've read in their information pamphlet. Supposedly it's all natural, and it's said to have no side effects. I haven't tried it w/ my son, so I can't tell you if it's helpful or not. It's an option to explore, however, and something you can discuss w/ your child's dr, if you're looking for an alternative therapy. I posted a question about Attend a while ago but got no reponses, so I assume it's not a very well known product, although it's been around for a while I believe. The website is: www.vaxa.com
Best of luck to you.
Replied: 8/26/2008 2:40pm.
I haven't heard of Attend concerned, but maybe we donb't have it in Britain, or it goes by another name. I am interested to find out though if you hear more about it.
Replied: 8/27/2008 8:55am.
Ok, this is really weird. I tried twice to reply to Junieg's last post, but when I hit the 'post comment' button, nothing happened. Is anyone else having this problem? Junieg, please let me know if you rec'd my reply or not. I responded to other posts today as well w/ no problem, so I don't think it's a computer glitch. Then again, I'm not a computer wiz, so who knows.
Replied: 8/27/2008 9:14am.
Ok, now this seems to be working. Here's take 3....
Junieg,
I recently learned about Attend after going to a homeopathic store to purchase Omega 3 supplements for my son. The woman in the shop told me about Attend. She gave me a pamphlet and a CD w/ info about the product. She said it's a great product that works well in treating individuals w/ ADD symptoms. It's supposedly used as an alternative to traditional meds. Again, the website is: www.vaxa.com
Also, their phone # is: 1-800-248-8292
Maybe you can call or ck out their website for more info.
If I hear anything else about the product, I'll let you know.
Replied: 8/27/2008 2:36pm.
chadween, I don't know where you are coming from but your advice is so wrong. Children do not grow out of ADHD and to ignore the problem is storing up trouble.
Concerned, thanks. I did look up the website, and the product looks very interesting.
Replied: 9/3/2008 10:08am.
My spouses son has adhd, and he and his mother proved when they had him for a year that it can be controlled by diet, lots of protien and veggies and cut the sugar!
That was a few years ago, since, his mother has him now and she has resorted to a medication, only by suggestion, in which she figures is just easier way to deal with it at 250$ per month instead of just controlling his diet!
Do some research, there is a way that is better, as sometimes you never know what the future results can be from a drug, in years to come.
Replied: 9/3/2008 2:57pm.
Sparkle, I'm glad your child 'grew out' of his problem. It sounds like there was more than that going on with him though. It sounds like there are also parental problems for him to content with too. Maybe he was unsettled again being passed back to his mother after being stable.
ADHD is very rarely caused by diet, although it is true that certain additives can make it worse. ADHD is a physiological problem, not a psychological one. The condition can be seen on brain scans, and the affect of the medication can also be seen on the scan.
One of my children wasn't diagnosed until his very much younger brother was. It was too late for my older son, but my younger one got special help including Ritalin. He had spent a few years in special schools, and being assessed at a hospital boarding school. This included a total exclusion diet. After being prescribed Ritalin, he was back in mainstream school and he is still doing well getting distinctions in college. The medication helped him to focus and made all the difference. He has the chances his brother never will have. Is it a risk anyone would want to take with their child.
I have to say that I have done so much research on the disability, both professionally and as the mother of two children who were affected by it. I am an Early Years Practitioner with many years experience.
Replied: 9/10/2008 9:52am.
my one son who is six takes meds and we also go to the psych. and it has help him so much we could not live without the meds
Replied: 10/8/2008 10:48pm.
Neuro Therapy. Check it out. Sessions will teach the brain to focus differntly. It's a kind of brain training. Can help adults too.
Replied: 10/29/2008 8:42pm.
Chadween... I have to disagree with you.
ADHD / ADD can be proven medically.
You cannot grow out of it.
Boarderline cases perhaps.
But I am a father of a child with adhd and have it myself also. I can assure you.. it can't be grown out of.
however in reply to the original question:
There are alternative therapies... yes. They are all over the internet. I would advise googling it :)