ADHD Symptoms
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD or ADD) is a condition in
which some children have difficulty controlling their behavior and/or paying attention.
The main characteristics of ADHD are hyperactivity, inattention and impulsivity.
Not all children with ADHD have the same symptoms.
People with ADD and ADHD display their stress in different ways depending on their unique
make-up. They may show distraction, spaciness, boredom, compulsive tendencies, depression or
aggression, and lack of self-confidence. Though the symptoms displayed can be very diverse
for each child, conventional
approach tends to label each child with one diagnosis. The symptoms are controlled as long as
medication is administered. What happens when the underlying causes are never
resolved as the
child goes into adulthood? The symptoms such as anger and/or depression have
manifested for a reason and will not
magically disappear unless they are addressed.
Homoeopathy for ADHD
Baryta carbonica:
Used for those who can be sweet, timid and fearful or be the
class clown, acting goofy and acting out. It is indicated for apparent
arrested or delayed mental, physical or social development; for children
who are shy, self-conscious, with self-limitation, feeling defective.
It is used for those with the fear of looking bad, being laughed at, and
criticized; for those who feel incompetent and incapable. It is
indicated for those who feel that they are being laughed at, mocked, or
criticized; and for those who are timid due to fears, especially the
fear of making a mistake. It is used for those who feel that they are
being watched; for those who dare not look up; for those who act
childish and immature; for those who have difficulty with schoolwork.
It is used for those who are backward or behind; for those who are often
the teacher's pet; and for those who tend to tics and glandular
swellings.
Calcarea carb:
Indicated for those who feel unsafe; are afraid of robbers,
dogs, heights, and airplanes -- any situation with potential risk to
physical safety; are cautious and protective; fear that others will
perceive their confusion and think them insane; feel as if everything is
horrible; are stubborn and methodical; are obstinate and strong-willed;
can be slow, hesitating; and of a chunky build; and sweat on the head
as infants.
Calcarea phosphorica:
Indicated for those who feel frustrated and dissatisfied; act
fussy and peevish; for young children who are restless, shy, and
fearful, but who love to take chances and play tricks, even act like
daredevils. These children feel as if they are away from home and must
get home; are athletic; love travel, change, and new experiences;
complain of growing pains, especially in the bones; desire smoked meats;
tend to have abdominal gas, colic, slightly swollen abdomen; and often
have tonsillar hypertrophy.
Hyoscyamus:
Indicated for difficult children with poor impulse control,
even though engaged in premeditated actions; talk excessively with
episodes of mania and rage that might include hitting and screaming,
also inclined to depression after manic phase; can be manipulative,
lying, and violent; seem unable to think; unresponsive to questions or
cannot bear anyone talking to them; intense and violent excitability
with fear, delirium, and the delusion of being poisoned; feelings of
abandonment, jealousy, suspicion; fears of dark, dogs, water; delirious;
delusions of animals, of being pursued by enemies, as if s/he might be
injured by surroundings; sees ghosts, specters; very animated, seeming
silly and foolish; smiling and laughing at everything, often
inappropriately; talks nonsense; acts out ridiculous gestures like a
dancing clown or monkeys, trying to be center of attention, often with
sexual overtones; giddy; love to run around naked, can be a totally
shameless exhibitionist with bizarre behaviors for shock value,
including cursing; tries to embarrass parents; jealous of their
siblings, often may injure them; cannot tolerate being covered up.
Cannabis indica:
Used for those who feel isolated, disconnected, anguished,
terrified, and even sometimes ecstatic. This remedy is indicated for
those who feel spacy, confused, and inattentive; have time and space
disorientation; fear going insane; feel like everything is a dream with
even familiar things which seem strange or unreal (derealization); act
as if in a dream or off in space; can't pay attention for long; but are
good at science projects until theorizing causes them to lose touch with
reality; are absent-minded; can be obsessive-compulsive; appear as if
on drugs with a "stoned" look in eyes; and have parents who used
marijuana excessively. There are three common behavioral variations of
this remedy: (1) presenting as laughing, giggling, and clowning around;
(2) presenting as ethereal and airy; and (3) presenting as brassy,
loquacious, and liking to dress up in olden-day clothes.
Stramonium:
Indicated for children who are violent or fearful; who are
severely hyperactivity, easily terrified, and inclined to violent
agitation and fits of rage; and whose speech is loud, fast, and possibly
incoherent. These children show feelings of terror and abandonment;
are afraid of the dark, dogs, evil, suffocation and abandonment. Their
thirst is great, yet they dread water. They have fears of death;
believe s/he is always alone, and are especially afraid to be alone at
night, become overly vigilant to combat these fears and become violent
if controlled. They have nightmares and night terrors that become
increasingly worse between midnight and 2 a.m. They often awake
screaming; see ghosts, specters, spirits; have a horror of glistening
objects; have delusions of animals, of danger; are clinging. They are
aggressive; bite, kick, strike; use threatening language; can have
seizures or personality change after a head injury, frightful episode,
or trauma (especially being chased by dogs). They can be useful in
autism or Tourette's. These children can be sweet all day and have
terrors at night.
And many more are there which can be select on the bases of homeopathic principle
