The most prominently diagnosed neurological disorder in American children is Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder (ADHD). Five percent, or two million, of our nation’s children have been diagnosed with one or both of these disorders (“Flavay” 1). The most used medications to calm the symptoms of these disorders are stimulants with plenty of side effects and they are only effective for short amounts of time. Unknown to most, there is alternative methods of treatment available that don’t use stimulants or other harmful drugs. The everyday life of an ADD and ADHD patient is hard enough to handle without medications being forced upon them by doctors and parents.

ADD and ADHD still have scientists baffled because the cause of either disorder has not been pinpointed. A knowledgeable neurologist stated: "The more you study hyperactivity or ADD, the less certain you are as to what it is, or whether it is a thousand different situations all called by the same name (“Flavay” 2).” Plenty of evidence has been accumulated to prove that ADD and ADHD do not develop from anything occurring in the home environment (“Causes”

Kapes, Beth A.. “Sensory Integration Disorder.” Health A to Z. 2000 http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/sensory integration_disorder.ht ml

Being physically "on the go" for some people, overactive in their behavior

The steps taken to reach this state of mind are as follows: the patient must sit comfortably on the floor or in a chair. Using a pillow to sit on so the abdomen is raised above the patients legs to create a proper breathing posture. The head must be tilted forward slightly, the back, and shoulders are erect. Arms are placed at the side or on top of the thighs while the eyes are softly focused and partially closed. At first the patient’s thoughts must be focused to on his breathing patterns. Direct the thoughts more deeply onto the lungs up and down pattern. Now the exhales and inhales must be counted softly out-loud up to 10 and then restart. Having the patient concentrate on the counting and the movements of his lungs will stop any spontaneous thoughts from entering your mind. The last phases of zazen is to pay attention to where the patients thoughts drift and then return to concentrating only on the breathing patterns or any other “immediate sensory experience” like the sound of an air conditioner or the buzz of a clock (Maginnis 4).

Maginnis, Kevin. “ADD With Zen Practice: A Co-Vitality.” Attention Deficit Disorder Assosciation. 1989 http://www.add.org/content/treatment/zen.htm

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