Every tenth child in Israel is hyperactive.
Experiments prove, however, that there is no
solution to this problem within conventional
medicine and psychology. The brightest doctors in
the medical, psychological, educational, and
pharmacologic fields are dealing intensively with
the subject, but the solution lies in homeopathic
treatment.
According to the data, every tenth child in Israel
suffers from hyperactivity, concentration problems,
or low threshold depression and sometimes also
aggression and violence. This is called "Attention-
Deficit-Hyperactivity-Disorder: "ADHD."
Hyperactive children are thought of as disabled
children. In most cases, the parents and the rest
of the family don't want to face the fact that the
child is hyperactive. Sometimes they prefer to
ignore the problem so it doesn't get discovered. In
Orthodox families, the problem seems even more
acute, mostly because the parents worry about
finding a shidduch for the child.
Aggressive and Irritating
Before we get to a detailed discussion of the
problem and its solution, we should list the
symptoms of ADHD. A child suffering from the ADHD
syndrome is unable to concentrate, especially in
his studies: he dozes off or daydreams during
class. He sometimes seems to lack touch with
reality and could get up suddenly when he feels
like it and starts strutting around the class. He
may touch, turn over or even destroy things: his
own or those of others. He is irritating and
aggressive, hitting his siblings and other children
as well without provocation. He has a tendency to
become depressed; he cries a lot and screams.
The ADHD child is never embarrassed because of his
actions or the result of his actions, neither in
the short- nor long-run. He lacks a basic
conscience to be used in order to explain or
educate him. Although these kids have great
intellectual potential (for example: Winston
Churchill), current feeling is that in these cases
the brain doesn't function in certain areas. This
makes it very hard for those children to adjust to
their environment and to get ahead in life.
In the emotional field, quite a few of these
children develop fears: for example from the dark
and to be alone. They insist on sleeping with their
parents. Through tantrums they demand treats and
toys. Some of the kids lack basic emotions, cause
damage and hurt their siblings. This is exceptional
behavior which goes on as long as the disease is
not treated.
The anomaly doesn't disappear when the child passes
psychological examinations (it is understandable
that those examinations are not cures). Medical
treatment with Ritalin doesn't cure either; it
doesn't help for more than a few hours. The feeling
of despair that the teachers, the parents, and the
educators feel, keeps growing. Everyone just
accepts the situation. The child finally ends up in
special education.
It's a vicious circle. The child is treated like a
disabled child: against his will. When they grow
older, many of those children leave school since
they are unable to adjust to any framework, neither
studies nor work. A lot of them deteriorate,
chas vesholom, and turn to drugs or alcohol,
or other escapes.
People treating these children do not relate to
their symptoms as a disease. As long as there is no
cure it is defined as a disability. If we start
believing that there is a way to treat those
hyperactive children, just as we treat a throat
infection, the whole situation will change. There
will be no more despair and fear where those
children are concerned. The lack of an accurate
treatment is what makes a problem abnormal. Being a
doctor who has treated hyperactive kids for some
years now (Boruch Hashem, with a lot of
success) I blame modern medicine for not finding
the appropriate cure.
My method is made up of homeopathy and Bach
flowers, both of which are natural and contain no
chemicals. This eliminates the side effects
accompanying most medications. The homeopathic
method is based on the principle that "the similar
cures the similar." A substance that would cause
damage to a healthy person will cure an unhealthy
person. That's what the name is all about:"Homeo"
means similar, and "pathy" means disease.
Conventional methods address disease with chemical
and synthetic substances that merely repress, not
cure.
The homeopathic method successfully treats most
diseases because it reinforces the immune system.
Homeopathy uses natural raw materials that are
diluted. They are very effective and have no side
effects. Homeopathy treats every patient in a
specific way. It should be pointed out that in
certain diseases, symptoms will differ from patient
to patient. Each doctor has to study the symptoms
in order to treat the patent before him. The doctor
must treat each symptom in depth in order to
discover the connection between all symptoms.
Dozens of questions may be asked to achieve an
understanding of the child's behavior. After
assembling all of this data, the homeopathic doctor
uses his training and experience to achieve an
accurate diagnosis and cure.
After this study, the homeopathic doctor might
reach the conclusion that the child is not
hyperactive after all. Perhaps the fact that he is
so intelligent makes him bored. His grasp of the
material is quicker that other children in his
class, so any additional information is just
repetition to him. He disturbs the rest of the
class and ends up with a stamp of troublemaker. The
child is punished, yelled at and turns out to be a
problem child.
In such a case, all the child needs is
understanding and encouragement, a pat-on-the-back,
and to hear that his parents are happy with him.
Dr. Zamir has treated many chareidi patients for a
long time. He may be reached at 02-6522235, or 03-
532O870/1.
