Treating ADD/ ADHD with Magnotherapy
Magnotherapy is the practice of placing small magnets in very specific Auricular Acupuncture (ears) points on each ear. The best case scenario is to compliment the treatment by using Acupuncture Detoxification (Acudetox) where 5 needles are inserted into various points in each ear. Read more
What is ADD / ADHD? According to About.com
The BasicsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder — also referred to ADD or ADHD – is a biological, brain based condition that is characterized by poor attention and distractibility and/or hyperactive and impulsive behaviors. It is one of the most common mental disorders that develop in children. Symptoms may continue into adolescence and adulthood. If left untreated, ADHD can lead to poor school/work performance, poor social relationships and a general feeling of low self esteem. Read more about the basics of ADHD….. Read more
Below is an adult symptom test with symptoms unique to the attention deficit disorder adult. This self test a source of information for the adult trying to determine if attention deficit disorder might be present in their life.
Adult add symptom test:
If you experience more than 10 points on this adult add self symptom test attention deficit disorder is likely present….. Read more
By: Jeannine Virtue
Attention deficit disorder tends to focus predominately on children leaving the add adult largely under served. Most of the information presented about attention deficit disorder focuses on children parenting and school issues. All but one adhd medication currently on the market achieved fda approval for adult attention deficit disorder treatment.
Attention deficit disorder simply was not in vogue when the adult of today was a child decades ago. While today many express concerns of over diagnosis of attention deficit disorder in children many also acknowledge the under diagnosing of adults with attention deficit disorder. Read more
Until the late 1980s it was thought that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) was outgrown by adolescence, and always by adulthood (Barkley, 1998. Research has however suggested that up to two out of three children diagnosed with ADHD continue to experience symptoms into adulthood.
It is generally accepted that ADHD often manifests differently in adults, with hyperactivity becoming more internalized and subtle with age. As we learn more about ADHD in adults, we realize how far-reaching its impact can be academically, vocationally and in social areas. More and more adults seem to be recognizing ADHD symptoms in themselves. Read more
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or AD/HD or ADD) is a neurobehavioral developmental disorder. It is primarily characterized by “the co-existence of attentional problems and hyperactivity, with each behavior occurring infrequently alone” and symptoms starting before seven years of age.
ADHD is the most commonly studied and diagnosed psychiatric disorder in children, affecting about 3 to 5 percent of children globally and diagnosed in about 2 to 16 percent of school aged children. It is a chronic disorder with 30 to 50 percent of those individuals diagnosed in childhood continuing to have symptoms into adulthood. Adolescents and adults with ADHD tend to develop coping mechanisms to compensate for some or all of their impairments. It is estimated that 4.7 percent of American adults live with ADHD. Standardized rating scales such as WHO’s Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale can be used for ADHD screening and assessment of the disorder’s symptoms severity…. Read more
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