It *WAS* my amalgams, they were all removed 5 years ago.

Now, stick with the subject.

Do note the child was on FOUR DIFFERENT DRUGS IN TWO YEARS AND THEY DON'T
KNOW WHAT HE HAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You don't care to talk about that do you, doc???

LL/Jan

ADHD Part II: How Do You Deal With It?
Alaina Anderson
WNEG NewsChannel 32
Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Health officials say more than 20 percent of the state's children are
diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

One of them could be Robert Cook III. He likes going to school and his
favorite subjects are math, social studies and science. But right now,
Robert's not doing too well in school.

"He was falling behind and lacking focus. We changed his diet and tried
other things, then started putting him on medication," says his father,
Robert Cook II.

Cook says his son has been on ******four different medications for ADHD in
two
years***********.

"It seemed to me it helped for a while until he built up a tolerance for
it," says Cook.

That's why he's taking Robert to a child psychologist to be re-evaluated.

"To diagnose exactly what is going on. The diagnoses might turn out to be
ADHD. It **************might turn out to be something
else*****************8," says Dr. Thomas White.

He says it's hard to tell if you have ADHD, because most children have the
characteristics.

"The symptoms are the same for other children, but squared. Inattentiveness,
impulsiveness, distractibility, and sometimes hyperactivity," says Dr.
White.

That's also why it's hard to find a treatment. The doctor says some people
try diets, where you can only eat certain foods. But Dr. White says whether
you eat pop tarts or apples, every child is different and requires different
treatments.

"Medication is usually one of the best options in terms of treating the
characteristics. Children with medication who have been properly diagnosed
with ADHD tend to do much better in coping with the disorder, particularly
in the school setting," says Dr. White.

And the school setting is one place Robert isn't focusing. But he wants to
change that and looks forward to doing his schoolwork. Once the right
treatment is found for Robert, the second grader might just reach his goal.

For more information about ADHD, log on to www.chadd.org.

This story can be found at:
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