| If your child or teen has been diagnosed with | | | | those who are in a hurry to begin EEG |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder during the | | | | Biofeedback training, we would recommend that |
| summer, or winter months, and if your child or | | | | you consider using the "Attend" while you do the |
| teen is not a danger to himself or to someone | | | | Biofeedback training. We believe that it can speed |
| else, we recommend that you try diet and | | | | up the process, help you to achieve results |
| nutritional interventions first and see if they work. | | | | faster, and reduce the overall cost of treatment. |
| Try our Eating Program/Diet and order the | | | | You, the parents, should get into a good support |
| VAXA products "Attend" and "Extress". Use them | | | | group. CHADD is a good group and has chapters |
| for at least 60 days along with the Eating | | | | all across the country. CHADD is very medical |
| Program/Diet. It will take 30 to 45 days to really | | | | model oriented, and therefore resistant to |
| know whether or not this will be sufficient as an | | | | alternative treatments. But they have many very |
| intervention. Give it time. The Eating Program for | | | | good things to offer. You, the parents, also need |
| ADHD is effective in about 25% of cases just by | | | | to get into a good parent training class. Find one in |
| itself. The Attend is effective in 70% of cases by | | | | your community, or order resources. |
| itself. When combined in a strategy using the | | | | Next, always evaluate your treatment progress. |
| Eating Program, the Attend, and other targeted | | | | The mantra to repeat is simple, "If it works, don't |
| nutraceutical medicines recommended in our | | | | mess with it, and if it doesn't work, do something |
| specific treatment strategies, these percentages | | | | else." Repeat this over and over again. Be ruthless |
| of successful treatment go even higher. The only | | | | in your evaluation of the treatment. You are |
| drawback to using an eating program and | | | | paying "experts" to help your child. If they are not |
| nutracteutical medicines is that they take 30 to | | | | getting results, find someone who can. It may not |
| 45 days to work well. During the summer months | | | | be their fault. They may be working very hard. |
| you will have the time to work with them, but | | | | Your kid might really be a difficult case. But I |
| when you are approaching the end of a school | | | | guarantee you that if you look hard enough you |
| year, time becomes too precious. So, during | | | | will find someone in your community who actually |
| March, April, May, and June, consider faster acting | | | | can help your child, difficult case or not. I can't tell |
| treatment options. If you are looking for help | | | | you how many times families have come to see |
| during the Spring months, then you are probably | | | | me after they have spent about $5,000 on |
| just trying to salvage the school year for your | | | | treatment with a therapist who did not know a |
| child or teen. You have probably seen your child's | | | | thing about working with Attention Deficit |
| performance get worse and worse as each | | | | Hyperactivity Disorder and therefore received |
| month has passed, and now you are near panic. | | | | zero benefit. It's your hard earned money and |
| OK, here's what we recommend that you | | | | time, so spend it wisely. If a medication is tried, |
| consider trying if you are in this position... We | | | | but does not work at all, try a different dose. If it |
| recommend to most of our parents who are in | | | | still doesn't work, try a different medication. If |
| this position that they go back to the physician | | | | that doesn't work, try a different approach to |
| and ask for a trial of medication. Bite the bullet | | | | treatment, such as the Attend and Extress. If |
| and just do it. With a smart doctor, and at the | | | | you try Attend, and use one of the specific |
| right dosage, the medications can provide | | | | treatment strategies that we recommend, and |
| remarkable benefits in a very short period of | | | | you see no benefit, simply return the bottles to |
| time (15 to 20 minutes!). Use the medications until | | | | the manufacturer and they will send your money |
| the end of the school year. Then try the Eating | | | | back. It is the only treatment option with a |
| Program - Diet and the Attend and Extress | | | | money back guarantee. If EEG Neurofeedback is |
| products, or other non-medication interventions, | | | | tried, but by 25 sessions you don't have a |
| during the summer months and see if you can | | | | measurable change (retesting on TOVA test, etc.) |
| cut the necessary dosage of medication in half, or | | | | then have a real "heart to heart" discussion with |
| eliminate the need for medication completely. | | | | the therapist. Ask, "Is this going to work for my |
| Once the situation is "stable" by either the use of | | | | kid?" If you are not convinced that it will, try |
| the Eating Program and Attend, or by the use of | | | | something else. If the counseling that you go to |
| medications, then it is time to consider other | | | | doesn't seem to be helping your child by the 6th |
| options for treatment. And, yes, there are options | | | | or 7th session, have the "heart to heart" with the |
| that work pretty well. In fact, you can see how | | | | therapist, and ask exactly what they are doing. |
| Attend compares with Ritalin and with EEG | | | | Why waste money on therapy sessions with a |
| Biofeedback training. Medication paired with | | | | counselor who doesn't have any idea what he/she |
| counseling is the "medical model" approach to | | | | needs to accomplish, but charges $75-100 per |
| treatment. We do not recommend counseling as | | | | hour anyway? Don't waste your money. If it's not |
| an intervention all by itself. It can be beneficial if | | | | working, find a therapist who will help you. Always |
| used as an adjunct to one of the "big 3" | | | | keep your life in perspective. There is more to life |
| interventions: medication, Attend, or EEG | | | | than your child's attention or behavior problems. |
| Biofeedback training. Consider EEG Biofeedback | | | | At least once per month have a lunch out with |
| Training... EEG Biofeedback training works well for | | | | your spouse. At least once every three months |
| the majority of kids with Attention Deficit | | | | go away with your spouse alone somewhere for |
| Hyperactivity Disorder. Like the Attend and | | | | a day or two. Really. Do it. Keep your marriage |
| Extress products, EEG Biofeedback or | | | | strong. A strong marriage is still the best gift a |
| Neurofeedback training is another state-of-the-art | | | | parent can give to a child. Finally, work on your |
| alternative approach to treatment. But because it | | | | relationship with God. If there is a God, then the |
| can take time to start working, we recommend | | | | most important issues in life involve Him. What |
| that the situation be stable before beginning this | | | | does He want from you? What is He trying to |
| treatment. Also, because it is the most expensive | | | | teach you, or your child, through this trial? Can He |
| treatment option, at least in the short-term, we | | | | be known, and does He want to know you? All of |
| recommend that you try it only after you have | | | | these are the really big questions. Take time to |
| tried the Attend and Extress products. Both work | | | | ponder them and keep everything else in |
| well, so try the least expensive option first. For | | | | perspective. |