Ritalin-Free Kids: Safe and Effective Homeopathic Medicine for ADHD and Other Behavioral and Learning Problems

324 Pages·2000·38.71 MB·English

by  Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman

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RITALIN
KIDS
Safe and Effective
ADD
Homeopathic Medicine for
and Other Behavioral and
Learning Problems
Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, N.D., M.S.W., and Robert Ullman, N.D

Ritalin-Free
Kids
ALSO BY THE AUTHORS
The Patients Guide to
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Ritalin-Free
Kids
Safe and Effective Homeopathic
ADD
Medicine for and Other
Behavioral and Learning Problems
Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, N.D., M.S.W.
Robert Ullman, N.D.
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Contents
Foreword xi
Acknowledgments xiv
Introduction xv
Part One
The Conventional View of ADD
1. Drifty, Driven, and Daring
ADD
The Characteristics of 3
2. Life in Overdrive
Growing Up with ADD 9
3. An Epidemic ofADD or a Matter of
Overdiagnosis?
Does ADD Really Exist? 24
4. "MY Child Has ADD?"
Once Your Child Has Been Diagnosed 34
5. To Drug or Not to Drug
The Pros and Cons of
ADD
Conventional Treatment for 39
6. Different Strokes for Different Folks
What Parents and Children Say
About Drugs for ADD 46
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viii Contents
Part Two
Homeopathy: A Whole Person Approach
Natural Medicine That Works
7.
All About Homeopathy 55
An
8. Alternative to Ritalin
Homeopathy as a Highly Effective
ADD
Treatment for 67
9. Unique Treatment for Unique Individuals
Treating People Not Diagnoses 83
10. Understanding and Treating the Whole Person
An Introduction to Homeopathic
Treatment 90
11. The Choice Is Yours
What Parents Say About Homeopathic
Treatment ofADD and Other Behavioral
and Learning Problems 95
12. Chunk Down to Keep Up
ADD
Coping Strategies for People with 102
13. The Ups and Downs of Living
with an ADD Child
Tips for Parents 107
14. A Rewed-Up Classroom
For Teachers, Counselors,
and School Nurses 118
15. A Meeting ofthe Conventional
and Unconventional Worlds
For Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Pediatricians, and
Other Physicians 122