My son is in-attentive ADHD and he is 6 and in First Grade. He is a focus and attention problem child, he is not hyperactive at all.

Come 4/28 I will need to decide if I will agree to stimulant medication. I researched, read so many books and keep trying to find the right answers.

I hate the side effects, the long term use, etc. etc. etc I am an active Mom and will do what ever I can to help him through this. As of "today" I am leaning towards non-medication treatments. I am attending my second seminar next well on non-drug alternatives. I am looking at the Feingold diet and researching biofeedback. I feel as though I should try other alternatives first. I ordered "bright spark" and "focus" herbal treatments and will start him on Monday.

I am also thinking vitamin supplements, but can't figure out what to buy.

Anyone who can give some suggestions on alternative treatments please help me with suggestions.

I would love to hear some success stories.

Hi Codykins. Like your name! You can look in the misc section too, (and copy this post there) if you have not already. My son and I have been through a lot of things non-med, and there are a lot of things you can do that can make a difference depending on the individual and how they respond, with supps, diets, and with therapies. Glad you have gotten him figured out young are getting him started on the search now.
Let us know how we can help you get started.

We are had great success treating with the Feingold program.
My story is under alternatives "what worked for me". My son is also 6 and ADHD.
If you have any questions let me know.

We have given our son 1000mg of fish oil 2x a day and I think it has helped. Also more protein in his diet. He does take 18mg Concerta on school days. He is 9yrs old. I, too have struggled with giving him meds but I want him to succeed in school too. Good luck:)

Thank you for your reponses. I made an appointment today with a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, can't wait!! Our appointment is next Friday, we need to list every food and drink he has until them and keep a journal of this general behaviors, sleep pattern etc, before he comes. I am so excited, this is exactly the help I need - someone to help me understand diet, supplements and so on.

You picked a good route. A NMD or ND has many more hours in clinical nutrition than medical doctors do, so they are an excellent choice to obtain the kind of advice and direction you are looking for. The schooling, credentialing, and licensure for NMDs and NDs is quite impressive. As with any professional you seek, you should check their credentials with the proper entities to ensure the validity of their right to practice what they do.

Keep us posted on what you find out, CodyKins! :-)

Good for you Codykins!
Let us know how you make out.
Tilly

Here is a place that can be used to share success made by non-medication approaches
non-drug treatment success stories please! (http://www.addforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=561569#post561569) Although it would be more appropriate to title it non-pharmacological approaches sense many see herbal supplements as medication but I am going to leave the title alone fro now, I have reached my button pushing limit to day -