Persuasive Essay

During the video I had some mixed feelings about treating children with medicine. I am sure part of the reason that many more children are being diagnosed is because we have more technology to find these diseases. But I also think that some children get diagnosed too early, espiaclly for ADHD. Some children actualy need these pills because they have ADHD but other kids are just full of energy.

For the kids that actually have the problems, I think medication can only work sometimes. There are also a lot of other options. For example, you can change your diet. Removing some of the sugary food in a childs diet can make them more calm since they aren't eating all the sugar all the time. Another way you can treat some of the diseases is by taking vitamins that are missing in your body. This is a newer approach, so there is still some research being done on it.

Another new way to treat these diseases without medicating is called brain wave technology. In some of these disorders, the childs brain wave is different than most. In this brain wave technology there would be a small chip that would go into the skull and it would regulate the brain waves. Oils, flower therapy, and over- the- counter products are also useful to treat these diseases. I believe that you should try these theraputic methods before you should try to medicate.