Kids’ mental health: Medication and holistic options can help, experts say
Amy first noticed that her son’s behavior was atypical when he was in pre-K. “He was melting down emotionally, hyperactive, bouncing from one thing to the next and just struggled with focus,” she said. She started to investigate holistic interventions for attention deficit hyperactive disorder, or ADHD.
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