disorder (ADHD), has significantly risen since 1990.

Up to six percent of all school age American boys are now believed to take Ritalin for

Sufficient data on safety and efficacy of long-term use of Ritalin in children are not yet

available, however suppression of growth (i.e., weight loss, height) has been reported with

the use of stimulants in children.

Many children who have symptoms that have been attributed to ADHD often have an

imbalance in nutrients which causes a malfunction of their central nervous system. Other

children have food or chemical allergies which cause the symptoms. Others have a diet that

is full of junk food and, as a result, have a body that can't function normally because it

doesn't have the proper nutrients.

Numerous children who have been given the diagnosis of ADHD are simply very bright,

bored by the class work, and seeki

parents are turning to Ritalin as a quick fix for behavioral or academic problems, yet many

foundations for handling feelings, self-control and concentration are developed. Young children

Since Ritalin is a relatively new drug, in use for about 30 years, we still do not know

whether long-term side effects await its young users. Any parent has the right to

According to Dr. Richard Bromfield, Ph.D., a psychologist on the faculty of Harvard Medical

the first and only option in solving attention difficulties. Physicians are diagnosing ADHD in

AAHF believes that, instead of popping pills into our children as a first resort, we should

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