According to reports, around 10 percent of American children suffer of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Among the most common conditions linked to ADHD in children is the oppositional defiant disorder characterized by tantrums, anger, aggressive behavior and opposition to authority.
According to Fox News, in conventional medicine chemical medication is often the first line of defense for kids with ADD and ADHD. In order to control the symptoms, doctors are prescribing everything from antipsychotics to stimulants and even antidepressants. There is no one-size-fits-all treatment in ADHD since the spectrum of this medical condition and related disorders is broad.
The Brain Balance Achievement Center in Allendale, N.J provides an innovative program that tries to help children with ADHD in natural ways. Information about the program is accessible online, on the program's website Brain Balance Centers.
There are 80 Brain Balance specialized learning centers throughout the country. The program was developed by Dr. Robert Melillo, author of the book "Disconnected Kids" and a neurology researcher. Dr. Melillo designed the learning centers with the aim to help balance the brains of kids with learning disorders.
"What thinking really is is really coordinating different networks in the brain so that we can bring all of those networks together at one time," Melillo said. He explained to Fox News that thinking is coordinating different networks in the brain.
By thinking, we bring all these networks together. Kids have poor coordination in their brain if they have poor coordination in their body. This means poor coordination between their networks and the difficulty to bring all these networks together in order to lean in an optimal way.
The Brain Balance program uses a combination of academic learning and sensory motor (physical) exercises to help stimulate the parts of the brain responsible for certain disorders. Melillo explained that by making their body coordinated it is easy to also get their brain to become coordinated in kids with ADHD.
