ADHD Treatment Options: A Total Treatment Plan for ADHD
Your child has been diagnosed with ADHD. Now it's time to talk to your
child's doctor about a treatment plan. Know that a treatment plan for your
child's ADHD may involve different parts in order to make up a total treatment
plan.
How to best treat a child's ADHD needs to be determined by the healthcare
professional involved in the child's treatment along with the child's family.
Research has shown that one of the most effective treatment plans for ADHD is
one that combines ADHD medication with behavioral modification.
Behavior Modification and Organizational Strategies
Behavior modification is based on rewarding a child for desired behavior and
having consequences for undesired behavior.
In addition to behavior modification, building life skills through
organizational strategies and tips is also an important part of successfully
managing ADHD symptoms. Get more information on
behaviour modification and organizational strategies.
Medication
Medication, in combination with behavioural therapy or not, is effective in
the management of the core symptoms of ADHD. Learn more about
ADHD medication plans.
ADHD Coaching
ADHD Coaching
is another area of ADHD management that you might want to consider for your
child.