Comments on: More Older Children Being Diagnosed with ADD/ADHD

By: Nascar and ADHD | ADHD NEWSTODAY

Nascar and ADHD | ADHD NEWSTODAY — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:31:36 +0000

[...] More Older Children Being Diagnosed with ADD/ADHD [...]

By: Dave Smith

Dave Smith — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:38:21 +0000

ADHD children need no special favors. In fact this will just confuse them more.
They need boundaries. They need to know the rules and that there are no exceptions. Consistency is the key. Mum is not doing any favours by treating her differently and in fact is reaffirming that her child does not need to follow rules & behave.
Reward her when she does the right thing by puting her in better positions. Reinforce the rules and expectations. This is the best thing you can do for her.
Don’t let mum make the rules – you are the coach not her! You can’t expect your team to work effectively unless they all have to work to the same goals and expectations.

By: Marta Oliver

Marta Oliver — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:32:52 +0000

When my son reached his late teens he developed social anxiety on top of his ADD – he was able to get thru that phase with drugs, I’m sorry to say. But it was not something he could just endure. Now, 4 yrs. later, the anxiety attacks returned, only this time we tried drinking Xango with immediate results. I have some of the research journal articles if anyone is interested in trying non-drug therapy. The research is out of Japan as the Mangosteen fruit only grows in pacific rim countries. Since my son’s success, I’ve found other testimonials I’m happy to share. Please contact me at oliver.marta@gmail.com.

By: Bob Livingstone

Bob Livingstone — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:27:07 +0000

Standing Up to the Forces that Misdiagnose ADHD
By Bob Livingstone, LCSW

Many children are misdiagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder when they may be suffering from depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, central auditory processing problems or autism.

Underfunded School Districts and greedy insurance companies are seeking the least expensive way to treat children who have concentration and behavior problems.

Kids are labeled with the ADHD diagnosis because it is cheaper than actually completing a detailed psychological evaluation and less expensive than individual and family psychotherapy.

A detailed psychological evaluation is essential in determining exactly what the diagnosis is. The psychologist needs to be well versed in all the diagnosises stated above.

If Kids are diagnosed as ADHD, the first line of treatment is medication and underfunded school districts will not have to pay for additional services such as therapy, socialization groups or additional teaching staff.

The insurance company HMOs will insist that drugs be the major if not only mode of treatment. Medication will most likely be another family expense because the insurance companies often do not cover prescription drugs.

The pharmaceutical industry markets ADHD stimulant medication to parents through television and magazine advertising. These ads include smiling happy, well behaved children; the message of a promise of a cure for their acting out.

Parents are often swayed by this marketing technique, but become disillusioned when side effects of no appetitive and insomnia manifest themselves. Many also discover that the medication is ineffective, so then their children are forced to be guinea pigs; experimenting with many medications until one may actually work.

Parents need to organize to insist that school districts have enough funding to provide resources to children who are having difficulty in school. They need to band together to fight the insurance and pharmaceutical industry as well.