Health & Fitness > Childhood Disorders The pros and cons of medicating children with ADD or ADHD

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Recently, a parent came to me, conflicted over whether to follow her pediatrician's recommendation of placing her young son on medication. His difficult behaviors had escalated in recent years and after trying behavioral strategies and food elimination diets, there simply hadn't been much progress in his maintaining himself. ... More..

Health & Fitness > Childhood Disorders When ADHD persists into adulthood

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ADHD: Not Just For Kids AnymoreUp until the mid 1980's, it was widely believed by physicians and psychologists that ADHD was outgrown by the time a child hit adolescence.Surprise!Though many clinicians still hold on to this belief, it is now accepted by many in the medical community that childhood ADHD does indeed continue in... More..

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