Parents will likely be stopped in their tracks when they learn that something as simple as an over-the-counter anti-motion sickness medication may mean an end to many of the academic and emotional struggles their children have been suffering through. Dr. Harold Levinson’s book—the revised and updated SMART BUT FEELING DUMB: NEW UNDERSTANDING AND DRAMATIC TREATMENT FOR DYSLEXIA (LD/ADD) —is essential for parents of children with learning disabilities. While special education teachers have

Consumers Could Save Roughly $3,000 a Year by Switching From Expensive Brand Name Drugs to Equally Effective Generics to Treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) According to a new Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs report, parents should be skeptical if their doctors offer them free prescription drug samples, especially for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Free samples can hook consumers on high-priced brand name drugs that are not any better or sa

by K. Rieger If you are a parent of an ADHD child you are most certainly familiar with the physicians choice of using drugs like Ritalin, Stratera or Concerta to treat ADHD. There is more growing concern about the safety of these drugs which lead parents and patients to search out safer and more natural remedies. You can find out exactly what are the alternative treatments for ADHD. ADHD children and adults typically are hyperactive, can’t focus on school assignments or work tasks, and ca

Last year, there were 39.5 million prescriptions written for ADHD medication. According to new information, children on these drugs do no better than those who are never given these stimulants.According to one researcher, 95% of parents who were asked to try behavioral interventions - rather than drugs for their kids, did so. Sadly, 75% of parents who were given prescriptions for their children, did not.The dramatic increase in the use stimulant drugs appears to have been based on some bad sci

They can be as young as 11 when they start sneaking into their parents’ medicine cabinet to snag some Xanax. Kids and adults who abuse prescription medications can get their supply from the homes of friends, grandparents and strangers. Nobody’s prescriptions are safe from sneaky hands, said Cmdr. Beth Jones, head of the youth and delinquency services division with the Collier County Sheriff’s ...