Essential Oils and ADHD

James is our 2-year-old son that has recently been diagnosed by professionals as having early signs of ADHD.  He is too young to be truly diagnosed yet as he is not in school and the diagnosis is usually made closer to six years of age.

The “busyness” started causing a problem when it started affecting his sleep – or lack thereof.  James found it hard to relax enough to fall asleep.  His whole body would actually flop around on the bed – seeming to be uncomfortable and trying to find just the right position.  Then, when he did fall asleep it would not be for long.  He would wake up several times a night.  Most of the time he would be crying or upset for some reason.

Then, we went for a visit to see my parents and my mother put me in contact with Nancy Sanderson.  She is a wonderfully giving woman who shared with me the positive effects that Young Living  Essential Oils have had for others with anxious children.  I am fairly open-minded to the natural part of treatment rather than the medical so I was very interested although I knew my husband would be more skeptical.  Needless, to say – I signed up that day and Nancy helped me place an order focusing on the specific oils that were shown to help anxious children (P&C, Vetiver, Lavender, and Brain Power).

Several days later I received my order and that evening after my son’s bath I put Vetiver on his temples, his feet, and his upper back.  I made it a deep massage which would be relaxing to him anyway, with the added benefit of the oil.  That night I noticed an immediate difference.

Before going to bed, he played with his cars and trucks for about 45 minutes – very unusual.  (Typically, he skips from toy to toy, activity to activity – almost frantically.) Then, when lying down to go to sleep he did not flip/flop like usual.  We were able to talk about the day and things of interest to him before he fell asleep.  He went to bed around 9:30 or 10:00 that night and slept until 9:00 the next morning – very unusual!  He slept in the exact same position he fell asleep in – so I know he didn’t toss and turn much during the night either.  The next morning he seemed much more rested and was quite happy.

Later that morning the child development professional came for her usual biweekly meeting with James.  She noticed a difference as well as he was able to focus on the tasks she wanted him to do and wasn’t just running wild around us.

Keep in mind, he is still two … and a boy!  James is still our lovable, carefree, busy boy – just a different kind of busy.  He seems to be able to focus on things for longer periods of time and can actually sit for several stories or games.

The next day, I immediately ordered the diffuser so that I can diffuse oils in his bedroom at night, as well as putting the oils on him.  I must say that I am truly impressed with the oils so far and plan on continuing them into the future to help my son as well as our whole family.

Rhonda Sielinsky