subject: Get Help With Adhd Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder [print this page] More people are now looking for help with ADHD ( Attention deficit Disorder) than ever before. Statistically, diagnoses are increasing at an unprecedented rate than ever before. No one really understands why, what is even scarier, is that no one really knows what causes it. ADHD is very controversial, with some people saying it is a broad term that spans children who just do not know how to behave to a multi billion pound pharmaceutical industry that thrives on the sales of medications to treat the condition. Interesting statistics from a recent survey indicate that 81% of parents questioned felt that their child had a healthy diet yet in describing what they thought was a healthy balanced diet were wide off the mark according to a leading nutritionist . 92% of the 200 parents interviewed stated that their child spent a significant part of their leisure time in front of the TV / games consoles and internet. These findings coincide with increased diagnoses of adhd and are thought to contribute to the behavioural symptoms.
Wherever you stand in this debate there is no getting away from the fact that if you do certain things it will help your child's ADHD symptoms. So what to do?
Well, the first thing is to have a good understanding of what the behaviours are tht you are trying to get in check and this involves discussion with everyone who knows your child as more than likely they will behave very differently in different situations with different people. After that you can negotiate what are good behaviours and what are bad with your children and devise rewards and punishments accordingly.
Other things that you can do is to look at diet. This is very interesting because of the recent research which shows that in children with ADHD symptoms there is a higher level of pesticides from our fruit and vegetables. This would indicate that these chemicals may have a contributory cause to ADHD behaviour. So the advice here is to wash all fruit and vegetables thoroughly and buy organic when you can. However there is now evidence that free range eggs have more toxins in them than eggs from hens that are not free range. This shows how toxic our environment has become when the hens get more polluted from eating outside free range than they do when they are enclosed.
Now what is in debate here is whether or not it is the chemicals that are causing the problem or whether children with ADHD are more sensitive to these problems - This really is a chicken and egg situation! However using a good anti oxidant is a good idea because these mop up the toxins from the internal environment which are called free radicals and these are created through exercise.
Whilst exercise is good and helps young people with ADHD feel better through breaking down large amino acids so that smaller transmitters like serotonin (that helps you feel good) and melatonin ( helps sleep patterns), can break through to the brain. You can see that being constantly on the go, as is the case with ADHD can cause 'oxidative stress' ( the build up of toxins stored in the body known as free radicals.)
Certainly it helps to check out which additives and preservatives your child may be sensitive to and avoid them. Feingold diet is a brilliant way forward with this as it focuses on what to eliminate from your child's diet.
Also, something else that is simple and fun to do is to have a go at learning different relaxation therapies and techniques. This can help not only the ADHD child but also the family that live alongside the child to overcome the stressful lifestyle.
