If you were to ask the majority of parents whether Aspergers and ADHD medication should go hand-in-hand, you would find that most of those you asked would answer in the affirmative.
However, despite the fact that this is the commonly held viewpoint, it is not always the case.
Consider for the moment that the child in questions will have Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, or he may have Aspergers.
There is another possibility and that is that the child may in fact have both Aspergers as well as ADHD.
It is important to realize that just because a child may be diagnosed with both ADHD and Aspergers it does not automatically follow that the ADHD medications that child is taking would therefore be suitable for the fact that they have Aspergers as well.
Interestingly, the best one to ask about whether or not there is a benefit is the child him-or-herself.
Unfortunately there is still quite a degree of confusion even among specialists when it comes to diagnosing Aspergers and/or ADHD.
A study was conducted in which thirty-six children participated.
All were diagnosed with Aspergers.
Of the 36 kids in question, 92% of them had also been positively diagnosed with a secondary condition, such as ADHD.
While this is very indicative of the high confusion rate it is also rather understandable.
ADHD and Aspergers actually share a great many similarities.
But why are Aspergers and ADHD meds often lumped together? Mainly it is because the symptoms tend to overlap to a degree and this can often lead to a misdiagnosis.
In other words, the child might have Aspergers, but because of the similarity of symptoms as well as the overlap, he or she might just as well have ADHD.
The reverse is also true.
For those who do not know what Aspergers is, it has been classified as a milder type of Autism.
Kids with Aspergers often engage in repetitive actions and behaviors.
Most kids with ADHD, on the other hand, do not have this symptom.
Kids with Aspergers also have a limited range of emotions.
They shy away from making eye-contact, and they can become extremely engrossed with an activity or task, to such an extent that they seem to be totally unaware of anything and anyone around them.
On the opposite side of the coin, the ADHD child literally battles a sensory overload! They react differently to the child with Aspergers, and generally speaking, are well aware of their environment and what is happening around them.
Asperger kids do not get on well with other kids when it comes to creative playing or games that require imagination.
When it comes to the medications used to treat either ADHD or Aspergers, it is important that each disorder be treated differently.
However, it is important to understand that this only applies if there is no comorbid condition as well.
Because of the controversy surround ADHD medications there are a growing number of parents these days who prefer to consider homeopathic alternatives instead.
Homeopathic remedies are proving to be hugely popular because they are effective as well as being safe.
There are also no unpleasant side effects to contend with, either.
Homeopathic remedies help to calm a hyperactive child down as well as calm the child's nerves.
This is done thanks to the fact that the remedy actually restores the chemical imbalance in the brain.