ADD treatment recommendations that are non pharma????

[Guest guest]

I am aware this is a Withdrawal and Recovery site. can you

recommend any type of remedy to help with concentration. My son is in

5th grade and appears to be having problems with distractibility and

concentration. The school has of course recommended he see a doctor for

ADD perhaps. Of course, if I take him to the doc they will want to put

him amphetamine based meds which in my opinion will lead to addiction.

This is an excert from the special needs coordinator:

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Because of the distractibility issues, it may be a good idea to have a doctor

take a look just to rule out ADD. If Zack does have ADD, I think it would be

very mild. At this point, I'm not sure if he's just quiet in class and

doesn't volunteer answers because he's a fairly new student. When I see him

in unstructured settings at school such as at recess, transitioning in the

hallways, lunch, etc. he seems to get along just fine with other kids in his

class and interacts with them, so I think he's adjusting well to making

friends. I do have concerns, however, with him being distracted. I know

that Zack is a bright kid and is very capable of doing the work presented to

him. It also concerns me that when he's called upon in class, most times he

will not answer the teacher. So again, I'm wondering if he's not

always " tuned in " to what's going on at the time. Sometimes when he's called

upon, he's not even on the correct page in the textbook to be able to find

the answer asked of him.

Any suggestions or a redirect to a more appropirate website with

alternative/nautral treatment recommendations would be greatly

appreciated. Could these issues be corrected with fish oils?

Thanks so much

, LMSW