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This is the 2nd article in this series, discussing in some detail the most common ADHD Treatments. In Part I, I discussed the first 6 treatments.
If you missed Part I, you can read it at:
http://www.ADHDStrategies.com/RxJunglePt1.asp
Continuing now with Part II of ADHD Treatment:
7. COUNSELING Although not very effective in the treatment of the core symptoms of ADHD, it has been found to be extremely helpful in the following areas:
Group sessions for teaching Social Skills and Anger Management
Parenting Groups to learn effective ways to deal with ADHD (and Associated Condition) Behavior
Primary or adjunctive(additional) treatment for PTSD, abuse issues, anxiety, abandonment issues, panic disorder, depression, and oppositional defiant disorder
Counseling is an excellent adjunctive ADHD Treatment.
Find a counselor who has extensive experience in dealing with ADD/ADHD.
8. COACHING A Coach is different from a Counselor.
He/she does not make a diagnosis of your condition, try to search out the causes and provide treatment. Instead, the Coach is more like a football or baseball coach. Coaching involves the following steps (among others):
Evaluate where you are in your "journey" with ADHD
Teaches you helpful techniques and skills
Helps you implement these in your daily life.
Most coaches deal with adults or teens, but some work with kids.
Many coaches offer their services online.
Coaching is an excellent adjunctive ADHD Treatment, or in some cases a primary or stand-alone treatment.
9. BIOFEEDBACK Some very promishing work is being done in this field, showing that neurofeedback treatment for ADHD can change brain-wave activity. The following effects have been established:
Beta waves can be increased (only if they are low)
Theta waves can be reduced
Failures of alpha blocking during tasks can be reduced.
These findings are very promising for ADHD Treatment.
Some practitioners have had great success by combining neurofeedback with counseling. Several commercial products are now available which utilize biofeedback. Watch for much more research in this area.
10. OPTOMETRIC VISION TRAINING(EYE EXERCISES Proponents assert that some of the problems of ADHD are due to faulty eye movements and sensitivities.
They have found that corrective exercises are helpful. Some have found that having the child read through special colored lenses makes a big difference.
Another use for this technique may be to reduce the mis-diagnosis of ADHD when poor binocular co-ordination mimics ADHD.
11. INNER EAR DYSFUNCTION Proponents feel that some of the ADHD symptoms come from inner ear dysfunction. They suggest treatment with various vitamins and minerals which improve inner ear function. I have not seen any good studies showing this to be effective.
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CANDIDA--"THE YEAST CONNECTION" Candida has been implicated as the cause, or a contributing factor, for many diseases--including ADHD. I, and most other physicians and researchers, can find no connection between "yeast" and ADHD and do not recommend manipulation of this for ADHD Treatment.
13. RETRAINING LARGE MOTOR MUSCLES Some babies go from lying down and scooting around to walking. They actually skip crawling all together.
There is a group that feels very strongly that this skipping of the crawling phase, is a major factor in the develoopment of AHD. As a part of their ADHD treatment program, they have kids, of all ages, practice crawling, in hopes of improving their ADHD. Once again, I am not aware of any scientific basis for this treatment--just anecdotal stories.
14. FOOD ALLERGIES Many testimonials are offered of kids with ADHD being helped by identifying and treating food allergies.
Indeed, if a child has very bad allergies(like hay fever or asthma)_, they may be distracted by these and be helped by controlling the allergies in general. No medical proof on this so far.
So, here we have 8 more ADHD treatments for a total of 14 treatments.
In our next article--Part III, I will discuss medications used in ADHD Treatment.
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Play It Safe in the Sun--Wear Those Shades!
As you rub in the sunscreen to protect your skin this summer, don't forget sunglasses to protect your eyes. With the thinning ozone layer, it's not just skin cancer you have to worry about. Your eyes are vulnerable to the effects of Ultra Violet (UV) rays as well. This same radiation that damages skin can also increase your risk of developing eye problems, such as cataracts--a clouding of the eye's lens which develops over years. Sunglasses are no longer a simple fashion accessory but a health conscious necessity.
Sunglasses are a vital, and often under-appreciated part of eye care in the outdoor environment. Legend has it that sunglasses originated in China and were created by tinting glass lenses with smoke from open fires. As far back as the fifteenth century, Chinese judges wore these tinted lenses so as not to reveal partiality when examining evidence place before them. However, sunglasses really came into their own during World War II, when fighter pilots made good use of...
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4 Tips for Keeping a Team Motivated
Companies often have incentives for reps, but sometimes that isn't enough. To keep your team motivated, you could do a number of things: 1. Hold your own personal incentive for your teamThis could be something as simple as a a gift certificate for the one who sells the most in a month.2. Set up a message board just for your personal teamA great way to keep in contact with everyone. Many wahm boards already have a section for your company, so if you don't have the time to set up your own you could use a specific board for your team.
3. Send out a monthly newsletter to your teamKeep it personal and let them know how you are doing....motivate them by explaining some of the ways you have advanced during the month. 4. Contact your downline on a monthly basisPersonally contact everyone and see how they are doing. This is a good idea even if some in your team are making sales without your help.
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Mazda Injects Adrenaline Rush To UK By Launching Special Edition Cars
Mazda Motor Corporation is making a phenomenal launching of its three new special edition models this coming autumn. The three models include Mazda3 (Katano), Mazda5 (Furano) and Mazda6 (Katano). They come with added specification, enhanced style, extra accessories to pave way for touch screen satellite navigation. But it does not stop there. Mazda is offering said models in the United Kingdom at affordable prices to give cash savings to the purchasers.
The 1.6i five-door Mazda3, the best selling model of the automaker, is available as Mazda3 Katano special edition.
The vehicle comes with free chrome exhaust trim, metallic or mica paint and SmartNav satellite navigation system. Mazda3 Katano is priced at ?12,995. Compared to its standard model, Mazda3 Katano costs lesser. It also comes with approximately ?1,400 of extra accessories.
The second model, Mazda5 is a practical Compact-Multi Activity Vehicle (C-MAV) which is number one in its genre...
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Eye disfigurement is easily concealed with prosthetic contact lenses from Adventures In Color Technology, Ltd.
(Golden, Colo.) - "It's amazing. I don't know why more people don't know about it," says Courtney Wacker, a Loveland, CO, accident victim, who benefited from hand-painted contact lens technology following a auto accident two years ago.Wacker suffered from double vision and a disfigured eye after emerging from a coma following the accident. She subsequently was fitted with a lens from Adventures in Color Technology.
According to Wacker, the restoration of her normal vision and appearance brought tears to her eyes.
"Being able to see normally, without wearing an eye patch, was the best feeling in the world," Wacker said.She says the contact is just like wearing a patch.
"But, it just looks like your eye, because it's painted," Wacker explains, "They take pictures of your good eye and then paint the contact to look exactly like it."New York City optician Cary Hirshfield says the optometry group he's affiliated with, Farkas Kassalow & Resnick, has been working with...
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Digital Artist Paal Anand and Advertising Photographer Kelly Holland Launch Bling Imaging
Santa Monica, CA (ContentDesk) July 13, 2006 -- What do a visual effects artist and an emerging advertising photographer have in common? Bling! Realizing their similarity in taste, with their love of edgy visuals, Bollywood movies, and capturing of the human spirit, Kelly Holland and Paal Anand have been developing a style together. With Mr. Anands background working as a digital artist on commercials and feature films, the team has started a new studio that is attempting to bring computer generated imaging and traditional photographic techniques together into photo illustrations. Their new company, Bling Imaging has opened its doors in Santa Monica, California. Bling Imagings studio features the latest technology, including: professional digital cameras, a digital capture back, and a plethora of traditional medium and large format cameras and lenses.
Their post-production capabilities include: re-touching with Adobe? Photoshop?, compositing with Apple? Shake, and 3D Computer...
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Protect Your Eyes With Biking Sunglasses
If you like riding your motorcycle or enjoy biking in general, you will really benefit from wearing biking sunglasses. Not only do the biking sunglasses protect your eyes from the sun and make it easier for you to see, but these sunglasses made for cycling or motorcycling also protect you from the wind and bits of dirt and dust that fly around.
Although biking sunglasses are mainly for fashion, they are essential for any biker that has sensitive eyes or wear contact lenses. Most cyclists wear goggles,
and motorcyclists wear helmets, but many of them also wear their regular prescription sunglasses as cycling sunglasses. Oakley was the first company to come up with designer sunglasses such as biking and cycling sun glasses.
They have truly polarized lenses to offer the best clarity of vision, which you need when you are on the road.
Since Oakley came out with its line of designer sun glasses for those involved in outdoor sports, many other...
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