drug free attention difficulties support

Drug Free Options

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• Points to Consider for Non-Drug approaches
• Treatments Must Match the Cause

Alternative Approaches

• Sight & Hearing
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech Therapy
• Exercise
• Diet
• Education & Learning Styles
• Neuro-biofeedback
• Trauma Counselling
• Social Skills Training
• Parenting Skills & Family Counselling
• Meditation & Relaxation Techniques
• Toxins & Auditory Processing
• Other Treatments

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Other Treatments that Proponents claim have Benefits

The following treatments are claimed by proponents to offer benefits to children diagnosed with AD(H)D. DFADS does not have an opinion (either for or against) on their effectiveness and safety.

• Pulsed Electromagnetic Resonance Therapy

  Most often this involves wearing a necklace that emits a low intensity electromagnetic pulse. Proponents claim that the treatment has general health benefits that include increased metabolism and improved concentration and impulsivity control.

• Sound Therapy

  Sound Therapy involves listening to tapes of stories and music that have been specially recorded to stimulate hearing. Proponents claim the inner ear then becomes receptive to healing sounds in the high frequency range such as the child heard in utero. This they claim enables children to break through emotional resistance that may be impeding their learning.

  Information is available at www.soundtherapyinternational.com.

• Irlen Lenses

  Proponents of this treatment approach believe that some people presenting with attention difficulties could have a problem with visual perception known as Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome i.e. seeing the printed page differently from the way others do. This can lead to fatigue attention difficulties. They recommend tinted lenses or filters (Irlen lenses) to reduce exposure to certain wave-lengths of light.

• Chiropractic Techniques

  This is an approach that focuses on how sensory messages are received by the brain. Specifically malalignment of certain bones is said to cause unequal pressure on different parts of the brain. In addition to this, body reflexes may not be synchronized, Manipulation of the spine is supposed to correct the problems. This treatment approach is controversial but there are some cases, however, where chiropractic treatment has reportedly helped a child with attention, sleep and behaviour problems.