Society’s Duty to Consider Alternative Therapy when Facing the Symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children Lee Ann Molinaro ISS 4935 Dr. R. Johns April 25, 2012 In 2010, the number of children aged three to seventeen diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) reached 5.2 million (Bloom, Cohan & Freeman, 2010). Nine out of every ten children diagnosed with ADD or ADHD are treated with harmful prescription medications that result in devastating long-term side effects. The other ten percent are treated by alternative means that are safe and are based, such as behavioral modification therapy (Sleator & Pelham, 2010). ADD and
Society’s Duty to Consider Alternative Therapy when Facing the Symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children Lee Ann Molinaro ISS 4935 Dr. R. Johns April 25, 2012 In 2010, the number of children aged three to seventeen diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) reached 5.2 million (Bloom, Cohan & Freeman, 2010). Nine out of every ten children diagnosed with ADD or ADHD are treated with harmful prescription medications that result in devastating long-term side effects. The other ten percent are treated by alternative means that are safe and are based, such as behavioral modification therapy (Sleator & Pelham, 2010). ADD and
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