Shocking New Research We are all familiar with the so-called ‘placebo effect’. This is where someone begins to feel significantly better after receiving ‘fake’ medication (usually a sugar pill or a tablet with no active pharmacological ingredients). The existence of the placebo effect amply demonstrates that the belief that a condition is being treated can [...]
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What Makes the ’3 Steps’ Different?
Even a very brief skim through the articles on this website should make it clear that the approach that I advocate for dealing with ADD/ADHD is very different from what you are likely to hear from many of the so-called experts in the field. I am utterly convinced that many of these experts make grave [...]
Dealing with the Unseen Epidemic
We are facing an epidemic. I am not alarmist, I really believe this. What kind of epidemic? Well, to put it simply: Drugs. I’m not talking about the kind of drugs changing hands in a shady back alley (although I obviously do not deny that this is a problem in our society). I am, instead, [...]
Towards an ADD/ADHD Friendly Education: Introduction
(I am often asked by parents and teachers about the best techniques and methods for an ‘ADD/ADHD Friendly’ education. My articles over the next few weeks will therefore focus on this subject. If you are not a teacher it does not mean that these articles are not for you. The principles that I will be [...]
At Last! Major Pharmaceutical Company Rapped Over the Knuckles Because of Overblown Claims
This week we were given a rare insight into the way in which the big drug companies attempt to tug at our heartstrings in order to get us to open our wallets. It came from perhaps the most unexpected source namely the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It sent a letter to Shire Pharmaceuticals questioning [...]
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