Auditory stimulation is a method of helping children by providing music while completing a task. In a study (completed by the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Schneider Children’s Hospital in New Hyde Park, N.Y.) some children with ADHD performed better on arithmetic tasks while listening to music. The study used three separate control groups. One group listened to music while performing arithmetic tasks, another had talking in the area and another group was in a silent...
Read moreTraditional treatment for ADHD includes medication and behavioral modification. Alternative treatments would be any other treatment. This... Read more »
While medication is the most common treatment for ADHD, it is a hard decision for parents to make. Giving medication every day is scary... Read more »
In the past week, both the New York Times and the Washington Post reported on alternative treatments for ADHD, partly because a new study... Read more »
The other day I was doing some research on the internet and came across an article in Scientific American which stated that the smell of... Read more »
If you are a parent of a child having an ADHD diagnosis or multiple diagnoses, you may feel some anxiety about the New Year. We would like... Read more »
Traditionally, ADHD is treated with a combination of medication and behavioral therapy. Alternative treatments are any other treatments that claim to... Read more »
Antimotion sickness medication to treat ADHD is based on the belief that there is a connection between the inner ear and ADHD symptoms. According to... Read more »
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Chiropractic care is sometimes used to treat symptoms of ADHD. This is based on the belief that trauma to the spine occurs throughout our lives,... Read more »
Vision therapy includes eye exercises and perceptual training. It is sometimes also called optometric vision training and may include the use of... Read more »