Saturday, September 24, 2011
(HealthDay News) — Attention and hyperactivity problems worsen quality of life for many children with autism, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data from more than 2,000 children and adolescents in the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network’s Registry and found that more than half of them had symptoms of either attention or hyperactivity problems. More [...]
Friday, November 19, 2010
For some people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, medication treatment is enough. Either their ADHD is mild, they have their own coping mechanisms, or having ADHD has not left any emotional scars (or any combination of the three). However, many ADHDers benefit from one form of therapy or the other in combination with medication or [...]
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,” [...]
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 [...]
Monday, September 20, 2010
My son was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder last summer. His kindergarten teacher, who was wonderful, urged us to have him officially diagnosed so that the school would be obligated to accommodate him in first grade and beyond. I was reluctant to start giving him the medication, but after the first two weeks of [...]
As I’ve mentioned before, I am a veteran of numerous organizational methods. I think many adults with AD/HD are. We’re always looking for that magic organization bullet. When we come across a new method in the bookstore or in a magazine, we think “Maybe this is it!” We buy whatever tools we need and set [...]
Do you ever wish that there was some way that you could slow your racing thoughts, learn to focus your attention better and calm your life down? If the answer is yes, what about meditation and yoga? Okay, you can stop laughing now. I’m serious. Really. via ADHD – Meditation, Yoga and ADHD.
For me, parenting a child with ADHD is two parts love and one part frustration. I find myself saying, “But how could you forget to do that?” almost as many times as I say, “I love you, honey.” We know from experience that simply telling an ADHD child that he has to remember deadlines, stop [...]
“You’re lazy.” “You’re stupid.” “I know you could do better in school if you just tried.” “Why can’t you calm down?” Although most children hear at least one of these questions and/or comments at one time or another, children who suffer from ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) hear them all the time – from parents, peers, teachers, even strangers. In the past, children with this disorder have been labeled by their parents and teachers as
troublemakers or underachievers, by their peers as weird. Teenagers who have ADD often indulge in criminal behavior or drug and alcohol abuse. The medical community use to label them as brain-damaged. Read on
When my son started elementary school a couple of years ago, I was delighted to find that there was day care on the school grounds. He was in morning kindergarten, so he went there after school at 11 AM. I wasn’t crazy about how small the day care room was, but I was told that [...]
