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What is healing?

Contrary to popular belief, healing is not the removal of symptoms. It is the returning to a state of alignment with your Higher Self or true way of being. Healing refers to energy balancing which is the art and practice of re-aligning, balancing and re-attuning the body's electromagnetic energy field. It enables the subtle bodies to flow in a more harmonious way. It aims to restore balance and harmony to that which is being healed. The practitioner aims to relieve stress and tension through helping energy flow naturally. Blocks are released by channeling energy from Source through the healer to the person/animal. The healer thus acts as a conduit or transformer for the energy.

When we are properly aligned we are able to live richer, happier lives.
In this way we are enabled to actualize our fullest potential.



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Treating ADHD



ADHD is a complex disorder that affects the child in all parts of his/her life. Without treatment the child with ADHD is more likely than his peers to develop behavioral problems that may lead to more "at risk" behavior.

It is essential for a comprehensive treatment program to include medical, educational and psychological interventions.

Treatment plans focus on the individual with ADHD but may include support plans for other family members as well.

Treatment is most effective when those involved work together as a team.

Medical intervention:

Medication has shown to be the most effective treatment for individuals with ADHD
Medication can reduce and sometimes eliminate the symptoms of ADHD in children, adolescents, and adults
Medication does not cure or eliminate ADHD
Medication helps the individual immediately and therefore lessens the likelihood of complications related to anxiety and depression
Other treatments for ADHD frequently are more effective when combined with medication
Pharmological treatment requires ongoing involvement with the prescribing physician
Physicians will monitor treatment effects and adjust dosages


Educational Interventions:

Because the characteristics of ADHD affect school performance, treatment at school is essential
Educational plans need to fit the needs of the individual child
Most often these plans have several components
Academic
Writing
1-1 instruction for skill areas
chunking
modification of quantity
using technology
Behavioral
Reinforcement
Structure
Environmental
Social
Social skills instruction
Psychological

Individuals with ADHD benefit from the support of a skilled counselor to help them understand their disorder.
Effective strategies for coping
Treatment for other Family members

families members are affected by the symptoms of the individual with ADHD and may need counseling
parents benefit from parenting training - related to the disorder



Some evidence has suggested that right frontal lobe is smaller in children with ADHD than non-ADHD children (the right side of the brain is generally considered to be involved in attention processes). This data was supported by the close similarities in symptoms between ADHD and people who have suffered frontal lobe damage or right hemisphere damage through illness or accident.

New technology has allowed us to advance from looking at the brain through static imaging techniques (such as CT scans and MRI scans). Now we have functional imaging techniques (SPECT & fMRI) which allow researchers to view the brain while is works - a moving picture if you like.
Functional studies have exposed a decrease in the metabolic activity in the right frontal lobe, but also in an area known as the basal ganglia (this region is responsible for regulating movement and is connected with the frontal lobe region).

Recently these functional imaging techniques have pointed at 3 areas closely related to the basal ganglia, believed to be responsible for the symptoms of ADHD:
(Click on the name to see where in the brain each region is)


the prefrontal cortex (part of the frontal lobe)

the caudate nucleus (part of the basal ganglia)

the globus pallidus (part of the basal ganglia)

Some researchers believe that problems in the circuit between these three regions are the underlying mechanisms that cause ADHD symptoms.