Seeking information on current theories behind attention deficit
hyperactivity disorders: symptoms, diagnosis, and therapies.  Are
there effective alternatives (biofeedback, attention practices, etc.)
to the mainstream pharmasuitical culture that drugs our childern with
Ritalin?

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Request for Question Clarification by easterangel-ga on 13 Feb 2003 20:42 PST

Hi! I found a website which discusses different types of ADHD
treatments. The categories in that website are the following:

Pharmacological Treatments for ADHD 
Educational Interventions & Other Behavioral Therapies 
Nutritional & Dietary Therapies and ADHD 
EEG Biofeedback: A Promising New Therapy for Attention Deficit
Disorder
Herbal Therapies for ADHD 
Homeopathic Treatments 
Bach Flower Essences & Therapy for ADHD 

Are these the types of treatments you would like to look into and
would pointing you the website which discusses each of these
treatments be enough as a legitimate answer? Just let me know. :)

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Clarification of Question by ustepk01-ga on 14 Feb 2003 00:41 PST

I found the website with that information to be very helpful.  But,
more specifically I am looking for therapies that use concentration
techniques to enhance awarness such as those used by Buddhist
meditation practitioners and Hindu yoga practitioners.

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Request for Question Clarification by easterangel-ga on 14 Feb 2003 01:45 PST

I have found these 2 articles about using meditation on ADHD children.
Are these the type of info you are after and would you accept them as
an answer?

http://www.sahajayoga.org/ADHD_AustraliaArticle/ADD_AustralianArticle.htm

http://abc.net.au/7.30/s499180.htm

Thanks for responding!