| Childhood ADHD statistics an interesting subject to | | | | * Nine years ago the number of school aged children |
| say the least. This condition that only ten years age | | | | on the stimulant ADHD medication Ritalin was |
| many experts thought was only a figment of peoples | | | | estimated at two million, today that number has |
| imagination has now grown into one of the major | | | | tripled. |
| health and learning concerns in children today. But | | | | * Food allergies and sensitivities are responsible for |
| before we get into these interesting childhood ADHD | | | | only about 2 percent of ADHD cases in children. |
| statistics let's take a moment to review ADHD as | | | | * About two out of ten children with ADHD have |
| described by the American Medical Association. | | | | learning disabilities |
| The AMA describes ADHD as a mental illness | | | | * Eight out of every ten children with ADHD are |
| characterized by difficulty paying attention and a high | | | | academic underachievers. |
| degree of restlessness and impulsive behavior. | | | | * Four out of every ten affected children have |
| Symptoms begin before the age of 7, last for at | | | | issues with self esteem, depression, anxiety or |
| least six months, and cause a child substantial | | | | authority by the time they reach adolescence. |
| difficulty in at least two setting, usually family and | | | | * Six out of ten young children affected by the |
| school. In some cases, the disorder resolves during | | | | disorder have a higher incidence of temper tantrums |
| adolescence. More often, it last into adulthood and | | | | than their peers. |
| becomes a lifelong condition, although the symptoms | | | | * Almost one out of every two children with the |
| become less pronounced. END | | | | condition is hostile and negative in their behavior. |
| Childhood ADHD statistics are an eye opening subject | | | | What Next? |
| that some parents will find surprising while others will | | | | Certainly if your child has ADHD finding the best form |
| interpret them is shocking. | | | | of treatment for your particular situation would be |
| Let's look ten interesting facts. | | | | the next step. For many the answer has been found |
| * Some estimates have the incidence of ADHD as | | | | in an unlikely place; homeopathy. Whether you are |
| high as one in four but a more realistic estimate is | | | | worried about the side effects posed by prescription |
| around 8 percent. | | | | drugs for ADHD treatments or you want to get to |
| * The initial onset of ADHD in children is usually by | | | | the root of the problem rather than just suppress |
| the age of three but the condition is generally is not | | | | symptoms, ADHD alternative treatment methods will |
| diagnosed before the age of six or seven. | | | | deliver powerful, lasting results. Rather than putting |
| * Ten years ago the number of boys thought to | | | | your child's health at risk by giving them potent |
| have the condition was ten times greater than the | | | | prescription drugs, try alternative ADHD therapy so |
| number or girls today the number ranges from 3 to 5 | | | | you can help your child live a productive, |
| times greater. | | | | symptom-free life safely and naturally. |