Coffee a Cure for ADHD?

Thursday, 08 September 2011 | by Pat's Picks

A cup of coffee a day keeps ADHD at bay? A mom says when her son started displaying classic signs of hyperactivity, she turned to the Internet and found an unusual prescription: caffeine. Sounds counter-intuitive. But as soon as the woman started feeding her seven-year-old son two cups of coffee, he was able to concentrate in school, reports the Daily Mail.

Experts warn, however, that finding cures on the Internet is not the best of strategies: “I don’t want parents to be diluted into a false sense of security that if I just go to the local Starbucks, I’m going to cure my son or daughter’s ADHD.”

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2034923/Mother-prescribes-coffee-counter-effects-seven-year-old-sons-ADHD.html#ixzz1XMemVuqj