Today on Hay House Radio I listened to Suvrat Bhargave, a psychiatrist, give advice to a woman whose child has ADHD and has taken a break from medicine over the summer. The son's behavior has been a little difficult without the medicine; for example, the boy has been more impatient, hyperactive, and impulsive. The mother asked about putting her son back on medication during the school year. Dr. Bhargave acknowledged that medication is not for every child, but indicated that it can be an effective tool for the right child because it created a "two second pause" between when something happens and when a child with ADHD reacts, thus slightly remediating the impulsivity often characteristic of ADHD. Dr. Bhargave said that how the child behaves after the two second pause is up to them, however. Dr. Bhargave indicated that medication is only one of seven tools for children with ADHD. The seven are:
Structure
Routine
Reward
Consequence
Motivation
Organization
Medication
On his radio show, Dr. Bhargave said he will be discussing ADHD more in depth in the upcoming month, so stay tuned!
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