Category: Special Needs Children
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Autism and Chiropractic, Studies Hold Hope
Two separate papers published in two scientific journals hold hope for children with autism through chiropractic care. One paper published in the March 2006 issue of Clinical Chiropractic reviews past studies on chiropractic and Autism. This paper recounts in clinical studies where children with autism are helped with chiropractic care. Most of the studies reviewed…
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Autism and Chiropractic Care
From the British publication, the Manchester Evening Star, comes an August 13, 2007 article about an eight-year-old boy Daniel, whose life has been changed for the better by chiropractic. The story starts with Daniels mother, Susan Crisp taking Daniel to the chiropractor (Evening Start picture right) and notes that Susan and her husband, Gary, firmly…
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Autism: Diet, Nutrition and Supplementation
(Excerpted from Nourishing Hope) We believe that autism diet, nutrition and supplementation are fundamental to the health and healing of children with autism. Diets and other autism-specific nutrition essentials are applied as a complement to physician recommended medical treatments, behavioral and cognitive therapies. The most successful recovery stories as told by parents always include diet…
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Writing May be On Wall for Ritalin
By Kelly Patricia O’Meara [email protected] A lawsuit challenging the validity of the science behind mental illness and psychotropic drugs will have repercussions for drug makers as well as for the mental-health establishment. Hardly a mention was made in the national media concerning the class-action lawsuit filed in May by the Dallas law firm of Waters…
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Update on Ritalin
by Daniel J. Murphy, DC, FACO Last year, a disturbing article appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association, titled: Trends in the Prescribing of Psychotropic Medications to Preschoolers.1 The authors assessed the prevalence of psychotropic medication use in preschool-aged youths over a 5-year span. The authors specifically looked at three major psychotropic drug…
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Nerves and Nutrition: Alternative Strategies for Dealing with ADD/ADHD
Dr. Greg and Lyn Chappell Concern is growing around the escalating use of psycho stimulant drugs for Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This is particularly true in Michigan as it ranks as one of the highest in the nation in Ritalin usage. Doris Rapp,M.D., author of “Is This Your Child?”…
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Is Your Child Troubled or Gifted?
Dr. Greg and Lyn Chappell Many of us are aware of the dangerous side effects and addictive qualities of Ritalin. Yet, every day, over a million and a half kids, labeled as A.D.D. or A.D.H.D. will line up for their midday dose. Why are 5-8% of our school age children on psycho stimulant drugs and…
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Children with ADHD Medical vs. Chiropractic Perspective and Theory; Part 2
(Reprinted from the August 2002 issue of the Journal of the American Chiropractic Association) By Nataliya V. Schetchikova, PhD ADHD and Diet While clinical evidence and small studies suggest that neurological and chiropractic treatment and optometric training may be effective in treating patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and learning disabilities by providing the…
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Children with ADHD Medical vs. Chiorpractic Perspective and Theory; Part 1
(Rreprinted from the July 2002 issue of the Journal of the American Chiropractic Association) By Nataliya V. Schetchikova, PhD Drug abuse is a horrifying subject for many American parents. But it has a special meaning for the parents of about 8 million children who are labeled with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. Government officials,…
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Causes of ADHD-like symptoms (from S.A.N.T.A.- Stimulants Are Not The Answer)
www.santa.inuk.com/indexpage.htm Identifying the underlying problems triggering ADHD-like behavior. · emotional problems · educational problems · lifestyle problems · nutritional problems · prescription drugs · drugs taken recreationally (including prescription drugs) · medical problems Emotional problems The range of emotional problems that can produce ADHD-like behavior is vast but often overlooked. For instance, infant trauma, formative though this experience can be in a…