Search Results for ADHD

Younger Kids 50% More Likely to Get ADHD Drugs than Older Peers

Lisa Garber, Natural Society Waking Times A new Icelandic study has found that younger school children face up to a 50% greater likelihood of getting diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder than their older peers. Co-author Sonia Hernández-Diaz of the Harvard School of Public Health consulted standardized test scores and medical records of almost 12,000

ADHD Meds Provide No Long-Term Benefits

Laura Grace Weldon, Guest Writer Waking Times Want to cause a ruckus? Criticize attention-deficit meds. Over three million U.S. kids take these drugs. Parents may not be thrilled to dose their children but they are following expert advice.  They typically see results. And they don’t need to be judged. But it helps to pay attention

Natural Remedy for Children with ADHD Through Yoga

Colette Barry, Contributing Writer Waking Times Is your child affected with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? Do they often show lack of attention to important matters, difficulty concentrating, restlessness, hyperactivity, and low self esteem? Well, if your answer is in the affirmative, get your child enrolled for a yoga program and help change their lives

Using Exercise Instead of Drugs on ADHD Children Gaining Credibility

Prevent Disease Exercise clears the mind. It gets the blood pumping and more oxygen is delivered to the brain. This is familiar territory, but Dartmouth’s David Bucci thinks there is much more going on. “In the last several years there have been data suggesting that neurobiological changes are happening — [there are] very brain-specific mechanisms

Is ADHD an Evolutionary Gift in a Rapidly Changing World?

It seems that a more responsible society should recognize special abilities and learn to harness and direct them to reach their full potential instead of suppressing them with drugs. Regardless, adaptation to our environment is natural and cannot be contained.


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