ADD Natural Options » biological and genetic factors http://www.addnaturaloptions.com Because There Are Alternatives Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:21:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Myths on the Causes of Attention Deficit Disorder http://www.addnaturaloptions.com/understanding-add-adhd/myths-on-the-causes-of-attention-deficit-disorder/ http://www.addnaturaloptions.com/understanding-add-adhd/myths-on-the-causes-of-attention-deficit-disorder/#comments Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:14:36 +0000 admin http://addnaturaloptions.com/?p=150 When you have someone close to you who has ADD, you tend to think the worst when it comes to the causes of attention deficit disorder. In doing so, you are only making matters worse because you are veering away from the real problem by spending so much time with the untrue or unfound causes of attention deficit disorder. Here are some basic ideas that will help you determine the myths from the facts when in comes to the roots of ADD.

In learning about the myths, you will also find out about the real causes of attention deficit disorder.

For one, it is not true that only few people have this kind of condition. There are actually about 2.44 million children who were found out to have ADD. There are some cases, which were not diagnosed, especially on girls. This is the reason why there are more boys than girls who were diagnosed with ADD.

You should not also believe that you can prevent it from happening. Studies are still being conducted to nail the real causes of ADD, but researchers say that parents cannot control this occurrence. The least that they can do is to stay safe while pregnant because certain problems like premature delivery and other birth defects may cause the child to have ADD.

Another myth is that ADD is caused by parents who are very strict or very lenient to their children. This is not true because most proven cases of ADD were caused by biological and genetic factors. If the child already has ADD, you must be very careful about your parenting skills. All your actions will affect the child’s ability to manage their condition and other ADD behaviors.

As parents, you must find out everything about the condition so that you can help your child deal with the problem. It is not enough that you give them medications; you also have to supply them with proper diet and influence them to develop healthy exercise routines. You have to identify the myths and the real causes of attention deficit disorder. This way, you can seek for the right treatments and look at the other options available for your child to learn how to cope with ADD.

==============
Comprehensive ADD A-Z Guide For Parents. Click Here! ]]> http://www.addnaturaloptions.com/understanding-add-adhd/myths-on-the-causes-of-attention-deficit-disorder/feed/ 0