Caffeine ? re: adhd/apraxia/spd

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this coffee thing is fascinating to me - is it just that caffeine has the

opposite affect in adhd kids?

a couple of weeks ago we were at the park with only a diet coke in hand - my son

apraxia/spd - suspect adhd - was so thirsty - he ended up slamming 1/2 of it and

I was afraid he would have been bouncing off the walls later that day - and he

was super calm and focused.

from caffeine????

thanks, jill

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> > I feel for you! Our son is in kindergarten this year and we were having

similar issues. We did some testing with our chiropractor for natural

inbalances. We have put him on some supplements to help. Like you we didn't

want to go the medicated route - as the benefits were outweighed by the

negatives. If you are interested in this type of alternative route you can

visit his site and read up on it. I am sure you could even contact him and ask

questions about how he handles these types of cases. I know from personal

experience that it has helped Ethan tremendously. Our site address is listed at

the bottom of this page. I have a note about that section of his site on my

welcome page and on the chiropractic care page. I can tell you that unlike

most, I know my chiropractor very well because he is my uncle. He has gotten

very involved in Ethan's therapy and research about things we can do. The help

he has given us is awesome! He is a wonderful

> > resource - he wants to do things for Ethan that will help not hinder.

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> > Best of luck to you.

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> > Ethan's Mom

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> > Helping Parents of Children with Apraxia~

> > www.ethanslifewithapraxia.com

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> > Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2009 5:41:57 AM

> > Subject: [ ] rytalin,or alternative for add/apraxic?

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> > Our daughter is ending kindergarten and now still dealing with moderate

global apraxia we have been dealing with attention problems which is impacting

progress in learning and progress in therapy. Every person that works with her

indicates her inability to focus/easy ditractability. The dr. of course wants to

try rytalin. Our nutritionist just suggested actyl -choline and a product called

synaptin which is supposed to be calmingto use with acytyl choline. The side

effect of the acytyl choline he said is possible irritabilty, but he said if the

choline works it is likely the rytalin would work--It's been our fear for the

entire school year to try the rytalin in that the side effects would be awful,

and that we'd have to deal with a whole new set of issues. Does rytalin have any

imact on the Apraxia? Also, we used phosphaline 2 years ago recommended by a

different nutritionist to stimulate language-it did but we had severe

irritability with that. I've

> > tried the phosphaline in very small doses--1/4 tsp a day since then and

over a few week period the severe irritability starts again and is difficult to

stop even after the phosphaline is stopped,.??- Any input would be apprciated.

Cheryl

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