Some Alternative Treatment Methods for ADHD

My son with ADHD is taking Biphentin. It works for him, but I'm always looking for alternatives.
Diet: Just found an interesting article on food and ADHD from ADDitude magazine. It suggests lots of protein, Omega-3s, and eliminating processed foods (with all the nasty preservatives and dyes).

• omega-3: the DHA levels are supposed to be 3 times the EPA levels. Those supplements in kid-friendly amounts are hard to find. I've only found 2 to 1. He also eats sardines, oysters, and seafood galore.

Exercise: look at Michael Phelps. Adults with ADHD are often drawn to extreme fitness. For kids, full-body sports like gymnastics, tae-kwon-do and ballet are recommended. It increases the endorphins, seratonin, and dopamine that regulate attention. Walk to school!

Contact with Nature: I'm loving the new studies that show voluntary working memory is improved in kids with ADHD after time outside just hanging out. I hope to see more of this research soon. It's very much in line with some of the things I've read by Richard Louv (Last Child in the Woods). I take my son out of school twice a week for lunch on the beach or in a park.
Social Skills Training: how to get along with peers. How to "read the signs." This is a HUGE challenge for my guy. Actually, he tends to "over-read" the signs. My son with GLLD is even worse.

Classroom Management: how to reduce distractions

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: the focus is on thinking: tools for organizing, staying focussed, replacing negative comparative thinking. Drugs do not impact self-esteem. Behaviour Therapy can be implemented at a young age and includes: time management and organizational skills. My reading (ADHD 101) suggests involving the school whenever possible.
EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing. Developed in 1987 by Dr. Francine Shapiro.

Neurofeedback: not seen as effective for ADHD

Do kids outgrow ADHD?

Studies show that between 7 and 17% of school-aged children have ADHD and up to 70% carry it into adulthood.

Strange numbers, really. 70% of 7% is quite different from 70% of 17%. I suspect the wide range reflects the differing views on how many kids actually have ADHD.

WISC-IV and WIAT-II What??

WISC-IV: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. It's most widely used to measure intelligence (IQ). It measures cognitive ability.

WIAT-II: Wechsler Individual Achievement Test. It assesses the skill level in various school topics.

These tests are used to determine which a learning disability (LD) is present. The psychologists look at the differences between the WISC and WIAT results.