“Refining the Distinctions:  All is Not ADD
     Not everything that looks like ADD is ADD.  Normal children and adults can have behavioral characteristics that can resemble ADD.  We can all have bad days or even bad weeks.  In our offices, if we juice up on a lot of coffee, our staff threatens to treat us for ADD.  Frequently, we will get on a new project and our enthusiasm  and behavior resembles an excited twelve-year-old child with ADD, but we are usually able to complete the project.     Linda Budd, Ph.D., a psychologist in St. Paul, Minnesota, has labeled many of these children as “Active Alert” children.  Dr. Budd publishes an excellent newsletter called The Active Alert.  She argues that many children who get labeled ADD are just Active Alert children, and we generally agree.  We see many children who are vibrantly active and alert who are not ADD.  We also contend that there are probably some of the children with ADD hiding out in her Active Alert group.  However,  we would like to see their brainwave patterns and see how they respond to neurofeedback before we totally agree with Dr. Budd’s model.”  p.15.  From Getting Rid of Ritalin by Robert W. Hill, Ph.D. and Eduardo Castro, M.D.     Each person’s brain waves are compared to a normative data base of same age and sex with normal brainwaves.  The abnormal brainwaves are identified and trained towards normal. Treatments are  pain free and done while watching their favorite movies.  Dr260.432.8777.  Dr. Vicki Kelsey, D.C., BCN and Dr. Charles Kelsey, D.C.