Are “natural” remedies really better when it comes to ADHD, autism, and related conditions?
What does it mean to use a “natural” treatment or intervention?
In this episode, I discuss why those questions aren’t easy to answer. Specifically, I discuss:
✅The “appeal to nature” fallacy, what it is and why it’s potentially harmful.
✅Common “natural” treatments for conditions like ADHD (such as diet, sleep hygiene, supplementation)
✅How to avoid distorted thinking when making decisions about medication and other treatment options.
✅The problem with “child-led” interventions, and how to reframe that term in a way that helps kids build resilience.
In this episode, I mentioned this episode about homeopathy from the Unbiased Science podcast.
I also mentioned the book “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer.
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