The use of the drug Ritalin is over-prescribed and abused in our society. Physicians prescribe Ritalin to young children in order to calm their hyperactivity in school and at home. It is prescribed to children who have a behavioral problem known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The drug Ritalin is extremely controversial. There are ...
Hyperactivity is a symptom, not a disease. This occurs especially around the ages between two to four. Hyperactive children is also common when the child has an above average intelligence. This type of child is usually very inquisitive and curious about his/her surroundings and therefore becomes active. Other causes for hyperactivity in children can be ...
Attention Deficit Disorder has been around for a long time. It has not always carried the same name, but the symptoms, and treatments are virtually the same. Recently, ADD has become a disease that everybody seems to have. It comes as no surprise that people are abusing and overusing the label ADD. Some of these ...
In recent studies done concerning the statistics of children suffering from ADD, Attention Deficit Disorder, the numbers came up as being nearly 8%-10% school age children suffer from some form of ADD that is now being controlled by the diet for children with ADD. For some children, the symptoms are mild, and result in merely ...
Ever seen a kid acting like he’s high on goofballs and attribute his hyperactive nature to being on a sugar high? This myth of sugar is persistent and appears unlikely to disappear off the map, but in reality it is just a myth. At least for now, though as with all things it is a ...
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