Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/ &copy;2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/files.php?file= http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/ http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Non-food/Disease/adhd_0109100710.html Disease Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:08:00 +0000 Posted By&nbsp;Dr. Mercola&nbsp;|&nbsp;September 01 2010 Close to 1 million children in the United States have potentially been misdiagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) -- simply Disease Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:32:30 +0000 ADHD is considered a disorder -- a mental illness. If I have high cholesterol, my doctor recommends I change my diet and get some exercise before he advises shoving a pill down my throat. But for ADHD, we just shove a pill down the child&#039;s throat. Strange isn&#039;t it?<br /> <br /> As a former elementary school principal, I am quite aware that attention difficulties are just the tip of the iceberg. ADHD children can&#039;t filter out distractions, finish tasks on-time, use their memory optimally, etc. A pill doesn&#039;t teach these skills.<br /> <br /> My wife and I opted to use cognitive training for our son, Alex. We used Play Attention (www.playattention.com) and ADHD Nanny (www.adhdnanny.com). We&#039;ve been very successful with these approaches. We also changed our parenting skills with great success.<br /> <br /> It&#039;s just important to know that medicine teaches nothing. Parents and teachers must actively participate to help change a child&#039;s life.<br /> <br /> As parents we need to remember that there&#039;s more to do than just medicating over the summer. I&#039;m also aware that 1 - 4 months of academic achievement are lost over the summer by the average student. It was far worse than that for our son, Alex. Thus, we began the next year with a big deficit. Not anymore! foodconsumer.org