ADD or ADHD and alternative treatments ?

yes you can try to get him subscribed pills from his doctor.
the add. adhd pills help him focus and calm down more
so that should help solve his problem.
and yes now days children do get subscribed this pill
it is actually very common.

Pay close attention to his diet. Families who begin to eliminate processed foods and use more natural ones have found great results. Gradually introducing a gluten-free diet and reducing diary intake, increasing fresh fruit and veges; limiting sugary junk food and candy all contribute to better health, fewer outbursts and challenges. Some organically sourced products like a high grade salmon oil have also shown a difference in helping manage the behaviour.

Read the book called, “Allergies and the Hyperactive Child”, by Dr. Doris Rapp. Used online booksites. Many people used medications, and many have found that foods do effect ADHD children. IE: sugar - silly, less able to concentrate. Some other foods: temper outbursts, irritability. Others: digestive upsets. If you begin to pay attention, you may actually be able to see the cause/effect. Try reading the book. Give your son lots of praise for the good things he does or does well. They need that.

The first step is to take him for a proper diagnosis with a doctor. It may not be ADHD at all, it could be some other problem entirely which requires completly different treatment. In children many other problems can appear to have similar symptoms to ADHD but be totally different. Also it is important to know if it is ADHD even if you dont plan on medicating him. A proper diagnosis will be needed to get him the support he may need at school and elsewhere in the future.

A diagnosis does not mean that you have to medicate him, medication is a choice made between the doctor and parents. No doctor can force you to use medication and no doctor will.

Yes, children are usally medicated because it is the single most effective treatment for ADHD. There are other treatement options available but they have limited success on their own, they work much better when used in conjunction with medication.

Some parents ask about natural treatements but these can be misleading. Prescription medication is much safer than natural treatements as medication must go through very, very stringent studies and medical tests to be approved while natural treatements dont need too. Also ADHD medications are some of the most cloesly studied medications available in the world while natural treatments are not. Natural ingrediants can have just as severe affect on a child. Also they are far less effective.

As well as medication look at diet. many food indgrediants further affect the chemical activity in the brain and can make ADHD much worse. Diet alone wont treat the disorder but it can make the difference between a managable ADHD child and an impossible one. Its best toi completly avoid all candy, soda’s and junk foods. As well as any food containing falvours, colors, additives and preservatives even natural ones as they can be worse than the artificial ones.

Also a diet high in protien and low in carbohydrates tends to help the ADHD brain function best.

Exersize also has a major impact on the brain and can really improve ADHD. ADHD kids should exersize heavily for at least 30 minutes per day. Activities like swimming, dancing,. gymnastics, martial arts and ice skating are best as they use the whole body but are not team sports or ball sports.

Behaviour management plays a major rolle and good programs can be found in ADHD books. The best source of information on ADHD are books and doctors. the worst source is TV and the internet all of which tend to prefer sesnsation to facts.