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Social Skills Training for Children with ADHD

Friday, May 13, 2011

Very few children are naturals at social interaction and sail through childhood making friends effortlessly, but children with ADHD/ADD have a harder time socializing than most. I remember being laughed at when I marched up to my 4th grade crush and told him I liked him and wanted him to come over to my house [...]

 
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Social Skills in Children with ADHD

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

I’m dropping my son off at morning daycare. There are three other children there already, and they’re playing with those rings you toss like a Frisbee. While I’m signing my son in, I hear him say, “I’ve got something that’s much better than those.” He’s holding up a Star Wars ship. Uh-oh. Under the pretense [...]

 
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ADHD Rates Soar in U.S. Kids: Study

Friday, November 12, 2010

(HealthDay News) — The number of U.S. children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) jumped nearly 22 percent in a recent four-year period, meaning nearly one in every 10 kids is now diagnosed with the disorder, U.S. health officials report. “Based on our parent surveys, there has been an increase in parent-reported ADHD diagnosis among their children,” [...]

 
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Aggressive Kids With ADHD May Not Need Antipsychotic Meds

Monday, September 20, 2010

HealthDay News — More and more children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ADHD who act out aggressively are being given antipsychotic drugs in addition to stimulant medications to help control their volatile outbursts.It’s a trend that many parents and child mental health professionals find worrisome.However, a new study by researchers at New York’s Stony Brook University School [...]

 
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