ADHD
Because there is no “cure” there can be no effective “treatments” for ADHD. If there was a cure, then effective treatments would be available.
Developmental Disorders are conditions caused because the child’s developmental process is blocked. An effective alternative ADHD treatment would be focused on re-engaging the child’s blocked developmental process.
Working with parents to reduce symptoms of ADHD by medical or therapeutic techniques does not re-engage the child’s stuck developmental process.
Loveursoul’s perspective
ADHD has been on the increase for some time and children have sometimes been labelled as having ADHD incorrectly. More needs to be done to understand how to help the child and to develop tools for them to make the best of their life.
Louis Theroux recent programme in the US was more than alarming and awareness of the alternatives needs to be available. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s56gx
FDA Panel Examines Possible Links Between Food Dyes, ADHD
WEDNESDAY, March 30 (HealthDay News) — An expert panel convened by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is meeting Wednesday and Thursday to see if there’s a link between commonly used food dyes and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and if so, what should be done.
The topic pits the food industry against some parents, public watchdog groups and academics who’ve long agitated for a closer look at the additives.
Right now, the FDA says there’s not enough evidence to definitively say that food dyes contribute to ADHD, and no one is expecting a ban on specific food dyes anytime soon. However, the FDA is asking the panel if certain foods might need to contain a warning label, and if more research should be done.
Links:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s56gx
http://psychcentral.com/lib/2009/how-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-adhd/