ADHD is finally cured in my family !

[Boxx]

I've found that most of us have ADHD regarding things we have no interest in. It is self-discipline and drive that helps most to overcome life's challenges.

[neo33]

Can Autism be cured?

[Seadog]

Thanks for sharing your experience with this Doctor.

I have an ADHD son, now a sixth grader that was diagnosed as ADHD while in kindergarten. Medication has been very effective, but I have always wondered at what cost since part of the personallity of the child is taken away when medicated.

[TheEvan]

A few random thoughts...great story

Many ADHD people are intelligent and energetic. They would have been our leaders, inventors, entrepeneurs, risk taker, our 'get it done' folks of the coming generation. While medication helps some, others it just dulls their fire. These kids are a gift and deserve whatever it takes to find a way to live productively without meds, if possible.

I like that the doctor takes each case on its own merits.

We home-schooled too. A number of home school parents have been successful in channeling ADHD kids without meds. There is hope.

[garymd]

After refusing to put our son on meds for 2 years, we finally gave in when he was in the 7th grade. Once we did, he became an honor student almost overnight and never got into any trouble from then on.

He confessed a couple years later that he hated the meds so much he only pretended to take them after a couple weeks. When given the option, he overcame his ADHD with sheer will power. He is now an extremely successful 27 year old professional in NYC.

Meds are right for some kids but there are other options. Glad to hear your family's success story John. That's terrific!

[TheEvan]

Amazing story, Gary!

[garymd]

You have kids, raise them the best you can, teach them right from wrong, hope they learn by example, then pray you haven't totally screwed them up.[:S]

[JL Sargent]

The below info is from WebMD. ADHD is not a condition associated with how or where you are educated. [8-)]

The exact cause of
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is not
known. But inherited genetic factors are likely responsible. Ongoing research
is focused on identifying
genes that cause a person to be susceptible to
ADHD.

Using various imaging tests, researchers have been able to
observe the brain at work. They have found a possible link between ADHD
and:

• Brain structure.
• The function of
  chemicals in the brain that help regulate attention and activity (dopamine and
  norepinephrine).
• Differences in function of some of the areas of
  the brain that affect attention and impulse control.

Also, research shows that a mother's use of cigarettes,
alcohol, or other drugs during pregnancy may increase the risk for ADHD. Some
studies suggest that exposure to lead may cause symptoms associated with
ADHD.¹

Although many parents believe
that foods with sugar and food additives make their children more hyperactive,
these foods have not been shown to cause ADHD. In a comprehensive review of
research, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that restricted
diets seemed to help only about 5% of children with ADHD, mostly either young
children or children with food allergies. Other research has shown that sugar
is not related to ADHD.¹

A study by the
National Institute of Mental Health found that certain parts of the brains of
children with ADHD develop normally but about 3 years later than in children
without ADHD.² This may be why some children seem to
grow out of the disorder.

[j-malotky]

My son has been off drugs for over a year now. [] He has his good days and his bad days like any other creative boy who is bored at school.

It takes a bit of extra work, but now that we understand him and his needs, he is doing a lot better than he was when he was on his ADHD drugs.

JM