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ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS IN PEOPLE WITH ADHD/ADD

ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS IN PEOPLE WITH ADHD/ADD. Presented by: Florencia Roberts Jude Flisram

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ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS IN PEOPLE WITH ADHD/ADD

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  1. ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS IN PEOPLE WITH ADHD/ADD Presented by: Florencia Roberts Jude Flisram Patrick Edwards Victoria Lopez

  2. PURPOSE • Determine if people are aware of alternative treatments for ADD/ADHD and what does or doesn’t work

  3. OBJECTIVES • To find alternative treatments that can help people experiencing • ADHD/ADD. • Provide parents with tools and techniques for managing their child’s • behavior. • Discover community’s awareness of alternative treatments for ADD/ADHD. • Identify treatments that the community finds to be effective (or ineffective) • Educate and provide resources to the community about effectiveness of alternative treatments for ADD/ADHD.

  4. ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS • Nutritional Therapies. • Neurofeedback. • Homeopathy. • Mind/body techniques. • Behavioral Therapy. • Relaxation Techniques. • Acupuncture. • Social skills training and parent skills training.

  5. RESEARCH QUESTIONS • Are individual's aware of alternative treatments for ADHD/ADD other than medications? • Have individual’s found alternative treatments to be helpful?

  6. METHODOLOGY • Research to determine awareness of and effectiveness of alternative treatments to ADD/ADHD • Data collected through survey given to ADDA-SR groups • Survey administered through an line service called Survey Monkey

  7. RESULTS OF ANONYMOUS SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE

  8. CONCLUSIONS • There is a need and a desire within the community for more information regarding alternative treatments • There is promising research with the use of alternative treatments

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