So what do we mean by remedies for ADHD?

ADHD is a complex spectrum behavioural disorder and what this means in everyday language is it a range of behavioural symptoms that vary from individual to individual. It is not known what causes it. What is known is a lot of different approaches can make a difference to the symptoms and there is no one single approach to curing ADHD.

The remedies fall into 3 categories. Firstly conventional medication like Ritalin. This is known to subdue some behaviours but the side effects can be unpleasant and make other behaviours worse. A search on the internet will give you a profile of these side effects and in order to inform yourself further you might like to look at a very interesting film I came by recently:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWGhSVOIdxk&feature=related

The second category is known as alternative remedies. These are natural remedies which are taken instead of medication and thirdly there is Complementary therapies which are safe to take alongside conventional medicine as there is no problems with any drug interactions.

The problem with natural remedies is very little e research has been funded into this area as it doesn’t have the resources to throw into it like the profits from drug companies have.

As an educational advisor and consultant, I have spent 10 years into studying the effectiveness and researching the outcomes of natural remedies for ADHD. This work has won awards, media attention and commendations from OFSTED for its results in schools.

Having demonstrated the effectiveness of these natural approaches and devising a way in which families can measure improvements using this approaches which are so safe and simple and have no side effects there is another interesting development.

I have worked with a number of families who have been told by schools that their child will be unable to attend that school unless they take conventional medication like Ritalin. Some of these parents have been at their wits end not only in coping ith the behaviours but in the dilemma of not wanting their children to take such controversial medication. Of course they have been told they have no coice which under something called the ‘Parent’s charter’ they do have a choice to decide on the best treatment programme for their child. Often they are told there is no such choice which is misinformation – there are of course many choices of effective natural remedies which will alleviate and ease the ADHD symptoms.

But it would seem something more sinister is looming in the near future. Yesterday I was talking to a colleague who runs a homeopathic pharmacy and has excellent results with thousands of patients. In 3months time they may not be able to continue their good work, why ? Because of something called ‘Codex’ Check out this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyLI8UVdTzQ

It is going to impact 173 countries by the end of 2009.

I am currently engaged in research which will still maintain the freedom of choice of the families I know are being helped with natural remedies for ADHD