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One alternative to medication is behavioral cognitive therapy. It has helped some children as well as a change in diet. But every ADHD child is different. If you haven't already, contact the local CHADD group in your area for other ideas. It's not fair that some parents have to put their children on medications that haven't been reseached enough to provide the potential side effects that occur when these kids become adults. Drug companies should not use these children as guinea pigs. They should do the work before the drug comes on the market.
TheEpitome1920, there are several different theories as to why there's a increase in children who have short attention spans. There's one study out attributes the amount of exposure kids have to watching tv before the age four to the amount of add/adhd a kid may have.
Bluereign I wasn't aware that boys are more diagnosed than girls. I was under the impression that most girls weren't diagnosed as quickly as boys because they can exhibit different symptoms when it comes to add or adhd.
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