Besides medication, are there coping tools and mechanisms for dealing with ADHD?

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Dr Paul Ang

General Practitioner

Having a Routine.

A regular hectic routine is very important for people with ADHD. The mind and body need to keep active the entire day. Breaking down big blocks of time is useful. Try not to do something for more than 30 minutes straight.

For example, if you need to study for 3 hours, try breaking that time down into 6 sessions with a short 5 minutes run/exercise/swim in between.

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How do I get my child’s teacher to understand that ADHD is not a mental illness?

Hi, it seems that you have a lot of questions to ask. The best person to answer all of your questions would be a child clinical psychologist. In any case, one of the greatest pain in life is (falsely) thinking that we can actually change someone else's mind. We can first try by befriending them. Try to be in the good books of your child's teacher. Then you can explain, in various forms and formats and with different people. Some times, our clinical psychologists have to go down to schools to talk to teachers. But even that is not guaranteed success.

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Is it necessary to increase dosage of medication if I get immune to my ADHD medication?

Ritalin is a stimulant that can genuinely help people who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is made of methylphenidate, which is known to help people focus at work and school. Like caffeine, methylphenidate is a stimulant. Ritalin is a prescription medicine used to treat the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy. Ritalin may be used alone or with other medications. Ritalin belongs to a class of drugs called Stimulants, ADHD Agents.

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