Once at the specialist the doctor will overview the notes given by the pediatrician, teacher, and will take notes on the parental description of what is causing the child to have these learning issues. The specialist will review how the child behaves in class, how well he or she is doing in classes, how well the youth gets along with others (friends/classmates), and how well the child reacts to authority. Once all those steps are reviewed the behavioral specialist will review patient family history; for example if mother or father had signs of depression or Attention Deficit Disorder themselves the child will be more likely to have Attention Deficit Disorder as well. After all that assessing by the behavioral specialist, the child will be
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Treatment plans differ from patient to patient however the most common treatment for Attention Deficit Disorder is medication. There are two types of drugs that are given to Attention Deficit Disorder patient’s stimulants and nonstimulants. Then they are sub divided into short- acting, intermediate-acting, and finally long-acting forms of medication. Short-acting are taken multiples times a day, intermediate-acting is a couple times a day and long-acting are once a day pills. We will discuss the medications used in modern time. Firstly we will discuss stimulus medication for Attention Deficit Disorder. Stimulants are drugs that increase activity in the sympathetic nervous system. At high doses they can produce euphoria and increase activity levels. Some Attention Deficit Disorder stimulant medications include Adderall, Dexedrine, Focalin, Concerta, Evekeo, and Ritalin to just name a few. These medications will help stimulate the brain and help the patient to be more focused and to have better chance of staying on task. Which is wonderful for a child who has suffered with Attention Deficit Disorder his or her whole life. However, as with most modern day medicine, these drugs do not …show more content…
There are alternative Attention Deficit Disorder treatments that do not include a prescription. It has be found that it is difficult for a patient who is being treated medically to come off their medication without a small bit of detox. These symptoms include rowdiness, exaggerated hyperactivity, moodiness and sometimes even violence. Once fully detoxed from all medication the patient can begin a more homeopathic approach to treating their neuropathic disorder. The first step would be to make lifestyle changes which include: having the child being more physically active and make sure they are eating a healthy diet, make change at school that are more accommodating for the Attention Deficit student like making tests easier and even taking them out of the classroom to avoid distractions from the other children, and even changing the way the learn completely some people need a whole need set of learning helpers to improve their learning habits. Along with the mentioned above it is very helpful to have strong parent and teacher involvement so it is important that the child be in a school where they are willing to help him or her with those special needs, you may need to find a special education program that helps children with learning disabilities like Attention Deficit Disorder. There are alternative medicines as well that help those learning to live with the
Treatment plans differ from patient to patient however the most common treatment for Attention Deficit Disorder is medication. There are two types of drugs that are given to Attention Deficit Disorder patient’s stimulants and nonstimulants. Then they are sub divided into short- acting, intermediate-acting, and finally long-acting forms of medication. Short-acting are taken multiples times a day, intermediate-acting is a couple times a day and long-acting are once a day pills. We will discuss the medications used in modern time. Firstly we will discuss stimulus medication for Attention Deficit Disorder. Stimulants are drugs that increase activity in the sympathetic nervous system. At high doses they can produce euphoria and increase activity levels. Some Attention Deficit Disorder stimulant medications include Adderall, Dexedrine, Focalin, Concerta, Evekeo, and Ritalin to just name a few. These medications will help stimulate the brain and help the patient to be more focused and to have better chance of staying on task. Which is wonderful for a child who has suffered with Attention Deficit Disorder his or her whole life. However, as with most modern day medicine, these drugs do not …show more content…
There are alternative Attention Deficit Disorder treatments that do not include a prescription. It has be found that it is difficult for a patient who is being treated medically to come off their medication without a small bit of detox. These symptoms include rowdiness, exaggerated hyperactivity, moodiness and sometimes even violence. Once fully detoxed from all medication the patient can begin a more homeopathic approach to treating their neuropathic disorder. The first step would be to make lifestyle changes which include: having the child being more physically active and make sure they are eating a healthy diet, make change at school that are more accommodating for the Attention Deficit student like making tests easier and even taking them out of the classroom to avoid distractions from the other children, and even changing the way the learn completely some people need a whole need set of learning helpers to improve their learning habits. Along with the mentioned above it is very helpful to have strong parent and teacher involvement so it is important that the child be in a school where they are willing to help him or her with those special needs, you may need to find a special education program that helps children with learning disabilities like Attention Deficit Disorder. There are alternative medicines as well that help those learning to live with the