ADHD Natural Treatment - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Alternative Medicine Solutions

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ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is a psychiatric diagnosis used by mental health professionals and physicians to describe very distractible, impulsive and restless people.

Below is the standard definition of ADHD specified by the American Psychiatric Association in their publication the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV.). As you can see, the symptoms describing attention deficits and hyperactivity described here are carefully enumerated. However, you are cautioned to avoid ascribing undue validity to an outward behavioral appearance. However precisely defined these behavioral descriptions are, they fail to define the exact biochemical causes that amassed peer-reviewed, published studies strongly suggest actually cause “ADHD”.

Diagnostic Criteria for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (DSM-IV)

A. Either (1) or (2):
(1) six (or more) of the following symptoms of inattention have persisted for at least 6 months to a degree that is maladaptive and inconsistent with development level:
Inattention
(a) often fails to give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes in school work, work, or other activities
(b) often has difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities
(c) often does not seem to listen when spoken to directly
(d) often does not follow thought on instructions and fails to finish schoolwork, chores, or duties in the workplace (not due to oppositional behavior or failure to understand instructions)
(e) often has difficulty organizing tasks and activities
(f) often avoids, dislikes, or is reluctant to engage in tasks that require sustained mental effort (such as schoolwork or homework)
(g) often loses things necessary for tasks or activities (e.g., toys, school assignments, pencils, books, or tools)
(h) is often easily distracted by extraneous stimuli
(i) is often forgetful in daily activities

(2) six (or more) of the following symptoms of hyperactivity-impulsivity have persisted for at least 6 months to a degree that is maladaptive and inconsistent with developmental level:

Hyperactivity
(a) often fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat
(b) often leaves seat in classroom or in other situations in which remaining seated is expected
(c) often runs about or climbs excessively in situations in which it is inappropriate (in adolescents or adults, may be limited to subjective feelings of restlessness)
(d) often has difficulty playing or engaging in leisure activities quietly
(e) is often ‘on the go’ or often acts as if “driven by a motor”
(f) often talks excessively

Impulsivity
(g) often blurts out answers before questions have been completed
(h) often has difficulty awaiting turn
(i) often interrupts or intrudes on others (e.g., butts into conversations or games)

B. Some hyperactive-impulsive or inattentive symptoms that caused impairment were present before age 7 years.
C. Some impairment from the symptoms is present in two or more settings (e.g., at school (work) and at home).
D. There must be clear evidence of clinically significant impairment in social, academic, or occupational functioning.

The symptoms do not occur exclusively during the course of a Pervasive Development Disorder, Schizophrenia, or other Psychotic Disorder and are not better accounted for by another mental disorder (e.g., Mood Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Dissociative Disorder, or a Personality Disorder).

Code based on type:
314.01 Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Combined Type:
if both Criteria A1 and A2 are met for the past 6 months
314.00 Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Predominantly Inattentive Type: if Criterion A1 is met but Criterion A2 is not met for the past 6 months
314.01 Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive Type: if Criterion A2 is met but Criterion A1 is not met for the past 6 months
Coding note: For individuals (especially adolescents and adults) who currently have symptoms that no longer meet full criteria, “In Partial Remission: should be specified.

Another Method Used by Some Professionals

TADDS Symptoms for Adult “AD/HD”
(TADDS = Targeted Attention Deficit Disorder Rating Scale [Wender])

These symptoms are described in a positive way as opposed to a negative perspective (DSM-IV). In other words, “AD/HD” can be defined as a recovery process rather than as a set of pathological symptoms. These seven kinds of improving symptoms are generally valid for children also and is a simpler system to work with.

1) Hyperactivity: Fidgeting and restlessness decrease. Subjects are better able to stay in one place and focus on tasks, whether work-related or recreational.
2) Inattention: Patients report an increased ability and more conscious control over concentration; i.e., they can concentrate when they want to. In some instances, the increased attention to spousal conversation has improved martial relations.
3) Mood liability: Both high and low mood swings decrease; patients describe their overall mood as being more stable.
4) Temper: The threshold for outbursts is raised; angry outbursts are less frequent, less extreme, and may disappear altogether
5) Disorganization: Patients are less disorganized and may initiate orderly strategies to complete tasks
6) Stress sensitivity: Patients are better able to tolerate stress and to cope with problems on a daily basis.
7) Impulsivity: Impulsivity decreases. Patients are less likely to interrupt speakers. They try to think before speaking, which serves to improve communication skills and enrich personal relationships.

Bottom line . . . AD/HD does not exist as a physically definitive diagnosis in the sense that real diseases and disorders exist such as heart disease. Since AD/HD is only a hodgepodge of symptoms, it is only a concept or an impression.

Absolutely 100% of human beings, without exception, can be made to display the symptoms of inattentiveness by simply driving their brains into a chemical imbalance, either with enough toxin exposure (brain poisoning) and/or with enough nutritional deficiency (brain starvation).

Would you want to give your child a drug that has the same effect as cocaine based on the above subjective evaluation?? I don’t think so.

The best course of action you can make is to take extensive lab tests to uncover the real cause of the symptoms. More information about functional lab tests here >> HealthSolutionCenter.com

Hear what Dr. Charles Gant has to say about the subject in the video below.