- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1 edition (July 10 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0761507191
- ISBN-13: 978-0761507192
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #428,701 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Library Journal
As its title indicates, this book strongly argues against the use of the drug Ritalin in the treatment of attention deficit disorder (ADD). The key to the authors' viewpoint lies in Chapter 3, headed "An Epidemic of ADD or a Matter of Overdiagnosis?" They point out that children, like the rest of us, live in "an extremely overstimulated society," with Nintendo replacing outdoor play, movies and TV stressing violence, and beepers providing instant and overly urgent communication. Children respond to the resulting stresses differently from adults and accordingly require different treatment. Because the authors are homeopathic physicians, they not unexpectedly prefer homeopathic solutions to the problem?a "whole person approach" that in some cases may be combined with traditional treatments. In any event, they make a reasonably convincing case for the idea that drugs can be both misapplied and overused and that chemical panaceas are not always the best answer. Recommended for public libraries.?Natalie Kupferberg, Ferris State Univ. Lib., Big Rapids, Mich.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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If the current trend continues, eight million American children will be taking stimulants for ADD by the turn of the century.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Homeopathy is amazing,
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This review is from: Ritalin-Free Kids, Revised 2nd Edition: Safe and Effective Homeopathic Medicine for ADHD and Other Behavioral and Learning Problems (Paperback)
This book is fantastic. I recommend it to any person who has a ADD/ADHD child. I truly possible to make your child better without Ritalin. I may take awhile because homeopathy seems so hard, but it works. As a engineer, I don't easily believe things like this, so when I saw homeopathy work I was amazed.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Wrong Phone Number in Book,
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This review is from: Ritalin-Free Kids, Revised 2nd Edition: Safe and Effective Homeopathic Medicine for ADHD and Other Behavioral and Learning Problems (Paperback)
There is a phone number in this book that is wrong. It is my son's cell phone number. The number starts 408-421-05**. (I don't want to put the whole thing online, for obvious reasons. It is for some homeopathic place recommended in the book. If the publisher and editor would PLEASE correct this, we'd have a bit more peace in our household, and wouldn't run over our alloted minutes on the cell phone bill.The book may or may not be great, but if one phone number in it is wrong, probably more are.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good book for intermediate homeopaths,
By CWeiss "chicky99" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ritalin-Free Kids: Safe and Effective Homeopathic Medicine for ADD and Other Behavioral and Learning Problems (Paperback)
I've been using/studying homeopathy for 8 years. Using homeopathy is not a quick fix, and you will find that it may be necessary to use different remedies over a period of time as you start eliminating symptoms. With 1 child on the autistic specturm and another child with dyslexia and ADHD, I can say that you have to also include dietary changes and behavior modifications, and various necessary therapies. I found homeopathy an aide to these therapies. In the past 2 years both children have improved so much, that I actually had to argue with the school that my high functioning autistic child was still autistic but the symptoms are more subtle. He has never been on any medications. My ADHD child is on Zoloft, which helped tremendously with his anxiety. With homeopathy remedies, he no longer tantrums, he's patient, has great long term memory and completes long term tasks with wonderful focus. This book has helped me find the other not used very often remedies to deal with the impulsivity and his slow response to auditory information. It might be that he will always need traditional medication for a chemical imbalance for his anxiety. I find the homeopathics help excelerate the healing process in both my children. This book is the best I've found so far, in eliminating the remaining individual symptoms of ADHD. Last year they were going to put my child on Ritalyn, now the Psychiatrist feels that it's not needed anymore.
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