Is there a natural way to treat ADD without medication?

Question

I am told that my Daughter may have ADD, She only has symptoms of it during school. She can not get her work completed at school no matter what we try. When she brinngs it home she gets it done in no time. I am really confused and I feel like she does not need medication but maybe some extra nutrients or something to help her concentrait during the day.

Answer 1

My first reaction would be this........and I am a mother, as well as a teacher. I would volunteer as an aide in your daughter's class. See for yourself, what is wrong with this classroom set up or what is your daughter doing instead of completing her work. I am a strong believer in 'where there is no learning, there was no teaching'............so, other teachers may have a problem with my view of children learning. See for yourself, what it is that keeps your daughter from completing her work assignments in class. It may be something that can be easily changed. Sometimes, mothers can spot a problem within the room that no one else would consider a problem at all. You know your daughter knows HOW to do it, find out why she doesn't do it.

Answer 2

This depends on how a person view ADD and believe what many feel is the cure, Drugs. I not big on drugs, just because they legal, does not make them right. The Teacher above may have a good course of action. Also, when I have worked with children like this, I see they are very smart. They seem to be distracted more from boredom and other things they find interesting. My "Theory" is a more versatile approach to the learning. It like a rotation thing, which we see schools do.
Examples; Schools teach Math, English etc. in a rotation, we say 1 hour for each subject and you move to the next class. With ADD this rotation may need to be accelerated. But, it is an observational change, I say, it more fluid. When the child is seen to lose interest in the subject at hand, then, it time to change subject and keep the pace moving according to the child's needs. Also, there needs to be, what I call, energy breaks. This provide a time to do something physical to control energy that may need to be expended.
But, this my Theory and I have only seen it work with children I have been around and may not work for others. But, what I say is hard for a public school to provide as it almost a one on one situation.

Answer 3

Something that has been found to be extremely beneficial for ADD is a listening program called Sound Therapy. It was developed by a french specialist, Dr Tomatis, who felt that ADD is a result of auditory reception problems, which leads to the inability to focus their attention on a selected topic for any length of time.

When listening to Sound Therapy (it's portable - it's a series of tapes / CDs that you listend to on a walkman or discman), the volume is kept right down low, so that you can still carry on a conversation etc, but it gives the ear and brain the stimulation it needs to help it focus. It might help your daughter if her teacher was to allow her to listen to that at school? I've read of case studies in the book "Sound Therapy: Music to Recharge Your Brain" that there are / have been some classrooms where all students have been allowed / encouraged to make use of Sound Therapy, since it improves their studies so much.

You can find information about how it works at http://www.soundtherapyperth.com/benefits/add.php .

Answer 4

My neighbor's daughter had a severe case of ADD that was causing her not to listen, not do so great in school, etc. Someone recommended to try a few ounces of Xango juice for a few weeks to see if that would help at all. Almost a year later, she is still on the juice, out of special education and only a little behind. They say she should be caught up to her level by the end of the school year.

Answer 5

As an herbalist/iridologist, I would first suggest that she have iridology done (It's a simple reading of the iris of the eye) to determine if it truely is ADD. If it is, then herbally, I would recommend, Evening Primrose, Spirulina, Bifidophilus, Cape Aloe, and St. John's Wort.

You just have to be careful where you purchase your products. For example, if you purchase your products at a "chain" store like GNC, you are getting a product that has preservative, and other ingredients that alter the true herbal supplement. This alteration may completely cancel the "herbal" properties right out of the mix and you will get no benefit from the product.

Answer 6

Email me and I can explain in more detail but there are some ways that you can treat it but too hard to explain here. I am a kid counselor and am a ADD, ADHD, ODD, etc. expert. It was my concentration of study for my Psych Major when I was in college and I know of the older stuff and new stuff (that has been proven treliable --in the last 10 yrs or so--in Psychology "new" is 7-10 yrs old, not something that hasn't had a LARGE, NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF YEARS OF STUDY AND PROOF) since I graduate in a couple of weeks

Answer 7

You can try diet. It works really well for all of our kids. We went on the FAILSAFE diet, by Sue Dengate. Her website is below. You can also search Yahoo! Groups for a FAILSAFE help group in your area. Good Luck.

The other thing is: Brahmi, otherwise known as Bacopa Monieri, is an excellent herb for increasing concentration. It is a water-loving herb but you can grow it in a pot. I did. Just one or two leafs a day can do wonders for concentration and memory. It had too much of an effect on me, though. But it's worth trying, as it's completely safe, as far as I know.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

I believe in treating most everything naturally. I go to www.mercola.com a lot to research & find answers to "medical" or health questions. It's a fabulous source of information!

Here's what I found regarding ADD/ADHD:
http://www.mercola.com/2001/jan/14/lendon_smith_3.htm

http://www.mercola.com/2004/sep/18/adhd_nature.htm

Answer 10

If she gets her work done quickly at home then the problem probably lies with the school. Most kids who truly have ADD or ADHD have just as much trouble doing work at home as they do at school.