er fun things. The child must be encouraged and praised a lot to help their performance. The child must feel that he/she is being supported.Medications play a huge role in treating a child with ADHD. The most commonly known medication is Ritalin. It has been approved for children 6 years and older. It begins working in about 30 to 45 minutes and lasts for about four hours. The effectiveness of Ritalin in controlling targeted symptoms in ADHD, such as high activity level, ranges from about 30 to 50 percent in three- to five-year-olds, and close to 70 to 80 percent in six- to twelve-year-olds. Effectiveness appears to drop to around 60 percent in adolescents.Another highly used medication is Dexedrine. It has been approved for three years of age and over. This short acting form lasts an hour or so longer than Ritalin. Each dose may last about three to five hours. There are a few other medications that are used but not to the extent of Ritalin and Dexedrine. They are Cylert and Adderall. Cylert lasts for about seven hours for children six years of age and older while Adderall is given to children three years of age and over and lasts for approximately four to six hours (ADHD Medication).Healthy nutrition is important for all children; it is doubly important for a child with ADHD. Children who eat a breakfast containing both complex carbohydrates and proteins in equivalent calories tend to show better learning and better performance than children who eat primarily a high-protein or high-carbohydrate breakfast. Exclusively high-carbohydrate breakfasts seem to sedate children rather than stimulate their brain to learn. The children should treat themselves to a healthy breakfast and give him/her a smart start to the day (Sears and Thompson, 263).Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder can affect a childs life very dramatically. When a child is not doing good in school and does not have many friends, that can cause the child a great deal of st...
