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ADHD or ADD are abbreviations for "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder". ADHD is one of the most common "childhood behavior disorders" impacting about 8% of children in the USA. We have over 300 pages of information, tips, and strategies on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder to answer your questions!

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Attend MINIs for Kids Are Here!

Posted May 6th, 2010 by Dr Doug
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attend mini sized capsules now availableThere are a lot of younger kids who could benefit from Attend, but they cannot swallow the capsules, which can seem quite large to a young child. So through the years we have tried emptying the contents (which taste terrible) in strawberry jam, followed by a mouthful of orange juice, and other tricks to try to get the ingredients down, but none are very successful long term. Read more of the article...

ADHD Solutions in Plain Language

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ADHD: Learn About Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ADHD is the abbreviation for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. ADHD is one of the most common childhood behavior disorders. Of all children referred to mental health professionals about 35% are referred for ADHD, more than for any other condition. Those with ADHD often have problems in most areas of their life, including home, school, work, and in relationships.

"Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder" is a neurological disorder that impacts individuals in four main categories:

  • Attention - causing people to have problems paying attention, focusing on a task, or finishing tasks, especially if they are not very interesting tasks.
  • Impulsivity - causing a lack of self-control. Impulsive behaviors, or choices, can cause havoc in relationships, work, school, or life.
  • Hyperactivity - Many (though not all) with ADHD are "bouncy" and hyperactive, always "on the go" and restless.
  • Easily Bored - Unless the task is very stimulating, like a video game or TV program or outside playing, those with attention disorders are often easily bored by a task - especially bored by homework, math tests, balancing checkbooks, or doing taxes, and many of these tasks just never get done.

ADHD: Children, teens, and adults can all suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

"Attention Deficit" impacts about 5% of children and teenagers, and about 3% of all adults. Recent studies show that as many as 9% of children have ADHD, but we are a bit more conservative with our numbers.

Less than half of children with ADD ever "out-grow" it in adolescence or adulthood. If untreated, the disorder can have long-term adverse effects into adolescence and adulthood.

The disorder has different "looks" or "types." This is discussed in great detail under the section the different types of ADHD.

For some it severely impacts behavior, and for others it greatly impacts learning. For the group in the middle, it just impacts their attention, focus, concentration, and getting the job done.

Learn ADHD Facts here...

ADHD Comes in Different Types

The diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is very broad, including several different types of ADHD.

What are these different types of ADHD?

And in this article we will reveal the best targeted alternative treatment strategies for each of these five types of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Read this Very Important Chapter...

ADHD Alternative: Attend Nutraceutical Medicine for ADHD

What's new and effective in the treatment of ADHD?

ATTEND is the most advanced "natural alternative remedy for ADHD"

It is an effective alternative to medications such as Ritalin, Strattera, Concerta, Dexedrine, Adderall, or other medications for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

ATTEND is a powerful, all-natural ADHD treatment intervention that is Clinically Tested with computerized testing, in addition to parent reports. See the results of our clinical trials.

Attend results
Attend gets great results with:

  • Specific Amino Acid combinations,
  • Essential Fatty Acids,
  • Phospholipid complexes,
  • and Homeopathic Medicines.

Learn About Attend here...

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Advances in ADHD Medication

Posted November 6th, 2011 by Dr Doug
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Advances in Medications:

Over the past ten years the greatest advances in ADHD medicines have not been the development of some wonder drug, though some good medications have been developed. Rather the most important advances in ADHD medications have been the with the improvement of, and greater variety of the delivery systems of the time tested drugs for ADHD.

Because of these recent advances, the time tested methylphenidate comes in four different delivery forms: Read more of the article...

  • Pills
  • Pumps
  • Pellets
  • Patches

Should ADHD be Divided Into Three Different Disorders ?

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Is it possible that in the near future we will throw away the way that we presently categorize ADHD, and replace it with something altogether new?

Will we say "good-bye" to "inattentive type", "impulsive-hyperactive type", and "combined type" of ADHD as listed in the DSM-IV today?

What will happen to Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, and Eeyore as illustrations of the different types of ADHD?

After recently hearing a lecture from Russell Barkley on the latest research into ADHD, I was convinced that changes need to be made in how we conceptualize, describe, and treat ADHD. But I am just not sure what changes need to be made.

Based on the newest evidence it would seem though that Read more of the article...

  • Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, and Eeyore suffer from one common disorder;

Shortage of ADHD Medications ?

Posted July 14th, 2011 by Dr Doug
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Ritalin and Adderall may be in Short Supply for the Summer of 2011

Have you experienced problems in filling your prescriptions for your ADHD medications such as Ritalin or Adderall?

Recently the FDA had to add some common ADHD medications to their list of drugs that are in short supply across the country, and many parents are reporting difficulty in finding a pharmacy that can fill their prescriptions. Read more of the article...

Shire Press Release: Vyvanse Capsules Approved for Adolescents with ADHD

Posted December 28th, 2010 by Guest User
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Once-Daily Vyvanse approved for the treatment of ADHD in children and adults, and now in adolescents

PHILADELPHIA – November 15, 2010 – Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the prescription medication Vyvanse® (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) Capsules CII for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adolescents ages 13 to 17. The approval is based on study data demonstrating that Vyvanse improved ADHD symptoms compared to placebo in adolescents with ADHD.1 Vyvanse is also indicated for the treatment of ADHD in children ages 6 to 12 years, and adults.1 Read more of the article...

Nature vs. Nurture in ADHD : the Conflict Continues

Posted December 28th, 2010 by Dr Doug
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Researchers at Cardiff University have recently published a study in The Lancet claiming that they have found the first direct evidence of a genetic link, or genetic cause for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, teens, and adults. The research team also reports that this is evidence for ADHD being a neurological disorder, such as autism, and not due to environmental factors such as bad parenting.

However, their research study was immediately countered in Britain by those who insist that ADHD is due primarily to environmental factors, primarily stress and the release of cortisol in young children. Read more of the article...

Casein Free - Gluten Free Diet, Autism, and William

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Ashley and her husband David are friends of mine. Over dinner a few weeks ago we were discussing the very positive results that they had seen from a Casein Free - Gluten Free eating program with their son William. I asked Ashley to write an article for our website and newsletter, as what she has learned just may help other of our readers. Read it carefully, and consider if some of these tips may help your child as well. -- Editor Read more of the article...

My Child, Pesticides, and ADHD : Any Connections?

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For the last eight or so months I have been helping my father, Dr. Doug Cowan, by editing and publishing this ADHD newsletter. Recently, national news highlighted an article regarding pesticides and a possible link to ADHD in children. I try to be purposeful in feeding my child healthy foods, and so I was very interested in the study, and I think that you might be as well.

Here is the summary: In a study of 119 children with ADHD it was found that the children with ADHD had higher levels of urinary dialkyl phosphate concentrations than did a control of 1139 children without ADHD previously studied (2004). The study concluded that the findings supported the idea that organophosphate exposure, even at levels that are commonly found in children, may contribute to ADHD. Read more of the article...

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