No Need for Pills to Treat ADHD

ADHD, attention hyperactivity disorder, is one of the most controversial factors that is highly discussed, evaluated, and studied by scientists and psychologists.  Both are investigating the causes of the disorder to establish its roots.  The researchers are ambiguous about whether the disorder is genetic or has environmental factors.  However, the more they delve into its origins, the more uncertainty they face.  Based on a profound examination and elaboration of the causes, symptoms, and behavioral patterns of children with ADHD, one may conclude that the environmental factors have the most influence on the development of a child with ADHD characteristics. 

Unfortunately, people sometimes rush to medication, so as to achieve quicker results, and decrease unwanted anger and frustrating that builds up when raising ADHD children.  Faster results are effective in suppressing the symptoms, but fail to treat/cure the actual disorder.  This paper aims to provide an alternative method with strategies that help parents evaluate their own responses and behaviors, to become stronger, more effective, and, therefore, helpful for their own children.  Parents, teachers, and peers, must establish a loving, caring, and understanding environment, free of frustration and anxiety, through which they could decrease, and possibly eliminate, the need to medicate one with ADHD.

ADHD has established symptoms, according to which individuals are being diagnosed. Some children with ADHD primarily have the Inattentive Type, some the Hyperactive-Impulsive Type, and some the Combined Type. Those with the Inattentive type are less disruptive and are easier to miss being diagnosed with ADHD.  A child should be found with six or more of these symptoms to be diagnosed with ADHD.




Inattention symptoms:




Fails to give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes in schoolwork




Difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play




Does not seem to listen when spoken to directly.