Everybody’s got an opinion about A.D.D. and A.D.H.D., about all the drugs that we give to children, and about the implications of what it all means.  Which is to say, don’t these kids just need a swift kick in the pants?  The answer to the question is not as easy as we want it to be.  Yet, concerns about overmedicating children have many thinking about how to help these children without doping them into zombies.

The most common strategy involves diet changes, like giving up processed foods, sugars and food additives. About 20 percent of children with the disorder have been given some form of herbal therapy; others have tried supplements like vitamins and fish oil or have used biofeedback, massage and yoga.

Unfortunately, there’s no data to back up the use of herbal remedies, but that doesn’t mean people won’t try.  Read this article if you teach or raise an A.D.H.D. child.