| There is a vast network of information on the Internet | | | | Pediatrics). |
| about ADHD. The drug companies have sponsored | | | | This raises the question about natural cures for ADHD |
| ADHD forums and countless parents are writing blogs. | | | | and parents who do their own investigation on |
| These are certainly useful places to get free ADHD | | | | websites which give free ADHD info are pleasantly |
| info but we should be wary of the drugs companies' | | | | surprised to find that there are no side effects from |
| websites as they will push just ONE type of treatment | | | | the homeopathic ADHD cures and neither are there |
| which is basically an amphetamines type of drug which | | | | any risks. They will also be aware of the necessity to |
| may compromise your child's health and do very little | | | | combine some type of medication with psychological |
| for the ADHD problem. Info on ADHD can be biased | | | | interventions, such as ADHD behavior therapy. |
| and there are often vested interests involved which | | | | Where else can you get free ADHD info? As I |
| are worth millions of dollars. | | | | mentioned above, there are numerous blogs and |
| Look at what the journal of the American Academy | | | | forums. If you Google ADHD forums, you may get a |
| of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has just reported. It | | | | staggering result of something like 45,000. The more |
| refers to the MTA (Multimodal Treatment Study of | | | | popular sites will push ADHD drugs but they are still a |
| Children with ADHD) study in which about 500 ADHD | | | | source of information, if only to be aware of what the |
| children were tracked for an eight year period. The | | | | side effects and risks are. That itself is an eye opener. |
| majority had stopped taking ADHD meds such as | | | | There are about 11,000 blogs on the web and we can |
| psychostimulants after only 14 months. There were | | | | get valuable info on ADHD from reading about parents' |
| few , if any benefits and the report strongly suggests | | | | experiences, advice and coping techniques. If you are |
| that such treatment did not solve any of the problems | | | | really concerned about what treatment is best for |
| associated with this mental disorder such as | | | | your child you can consult your doctor but you should |
| hyperactivity, inattention and social functioning. The | | | | be aware of the risks and drawbacks of ADHD |
| report raises doubts that ADHD treatment with meds | | | | medications while getting up to date information on a |
| is the solution. This is just another example of a | | | | natural ADHD cure. Your doctor will not even mention |
| prestigious report available as free ADHD info. Similar | | | | this! |
| sites are the FDA and AAP (Academy of American | | | | |