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Dr. Michael J. Breus: ADHD Or Sleep Disorder: Are We Getting It Wrong?

2013-05-20T08:30:42Z

Dr. Vatsal Thakkar, who is also a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at NYU Langone Medical Center, makes a powerful argument for the need to consider sleep problems as a possible cause when evaluating patients for ADHD.

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Gina Rau: My Son Was A Spaz. And Then He Wasn't.

2013-05-07T12:01:20Z

For me, knowing that so many children are affected by artificial food dyes and ingredients put a spotlight on the growing problem we have on our hands

Read more: Artificial Ingredients, Healthy Food, Adhd, Food Sensitivities, Dairy Intolerance, Hyperactive Behavior, Hyperactive Kids, Processed Foods, Parents News

Jessica Fein: A Mother's Day Secret: This Is How She Does It

2013-05-09T15:31:26Z

When people say, "I don't know how you do it," the implication is that they wouldn't be able to. And frankly, I don't buy it.

Read more: Adhd, Parenting, Special Needs Children, Working Mothers, Mother's Day, Special Needs Moms, Parents-Moms, Parents News

Bianca Garilli, N.D.: The Role of Lifestyle Medicine in ADHD Management

2013-05-07T14:15:01Z

Because there is no evidence for a single causative factor for ADHD, a common sense approach is to treat each child individually. A lifestyle medicine program for the child and their family should be considered as first line therapy when given a diagnosis of ADHD.

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Where You Live Might Increase Kids' Risk For Hyperactivity

2013-05-02T13:36:18Z

By: Lindsey Konkel, MyHealthNewsDaily Contributor
Published: 05/01/2013 02:17 PM EDT on MyHealthNewsDaily

Children who live near a noisy road ma...

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WATCH: Scientifically Accurate Ninja Turtles

2013-04-30T16:21:59Z

What the shell!?

The YouTube channel for ADHD, a Saturday night comedy block set to air on Fox later this year, released a video on Monday on what...

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Robert David Jaffee: Christiana Lewis and the Power of Healing Through Art

2013-04-29T17:55:46Z

At a time when so many members of the public incorrectly assume that the mentally ill are dangerous, I wish that more people would get out into the community and learn about the beauty of a person like Christiana.

Read more: Laguna Beach, Art, Adhd, Dyslexia, Mental Illness, Mental Health, Los Angeles News

Dr. Elise Bialylew: Mindful in May: Pause for a Cause

2013-04-24T11:18:22Z

There is a rapid growth of scientific research, revealing what the Buddhist monks have known for generations but couldn't measure with machines: Meditation is a powerful tool for enhanced well-being and mental focus.

Read more: Clean Water, Adhd, Meditation, Mindfulness Meditation, Buddhism, Disconnecting, Tranquility, Impact News

Lawrence Diller, M.D.: Rx for S.S.D. (Sick Society Disorder)

2013-04-16T12:23:30Z

Shock and incredulity greeted a front-page New York Times article last week that nearly 1 in 5 American high school boys had attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

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Marianne Kuzujanakis: The Misunderstood Face of Giftedness

2013-04-10T12:05:52Z

Contrary to common stereotypes, giftedness is not synonymous with high academic achievement. The gifted student archetype, while expected to be a mature classroom leader, does not fit all gifted students.

Read more: Gifted, Mental Health, Adhd, Child Development, Children, Learning Disabilities, Psychologists, Iq, Pediatrics, Special Needs Children, American-Academy-of-Pediatrics, Medical Education, Misdiagnosis, Education, Autism, Schools, Medicine, Dsm, Healthy Living News

John W. Whitehead: The Psycho-Therapeutic School System: Pathologizing Childhood

2013-04-09T14:36:50Z

Society today is far less tolerant of childish behavior -- hence, the growing popularity of the ADHD label, which has become the "go-to diagnosis" for children that don't fit the psycho-therapeutic public school mold of quiet, docile and conformist.

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David Katz, M.D.: Money, Medicine and Myopia

2013-04-05T18:29:35Z

I can't say, on the basis of evidence, that NIH is misdirecting vast fortunes from where they could do the most good within our lifetimes. But I certainly do believe it. What I can say is that biomedical research dollars are subject to the same myopia that tends to dominate our personal lives.

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Claire McCarthy, M.D.: The Problem With Quick Fixes: Medicine Isn't Always the Best Answer

2013-04-04T12:00:53Z

Medicine can do amazing things these days. Whether it's face transplants or new treatments for diabetes or curing many kinds of cancer, it can seem like medicine can do everything. But medicine can't -- and shouldn't -- do everything.

Read more: Overmedication, Parenting, Treatment of Fussy Babies, Gerd, Adhd, Claire McCarthy, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Overmedicating Kids, Parents News

Robert David Jaffee: Obama Needs to Roll Boulder for Mentally Ill

2013-04-03T21:10:34Z

On Friday I attended an exhibit opening for a young artist who has schizophrenia. If only President Obama could have attended, because events like these would go a long way toward decreasing the stigma surrounding those with mental illness.

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Kimberly Abbott: Playground Progress

2013-04-03T17:32:10Z

My heart swelled and broke simultaneously. I wanted to help him and had to resist approaching the ringleader to ask if my boy could play too. Even though he is only five and -- hopefully -- far from the years that my mere existence will utterly embarrass him, I knew he didn't want me to interfere.

Read more: Sensory Processing Disorder, Aspergers Syndrome, Adhd, World Autism Day, World Autism Awareness Day, Moms, Anxiety, Separation Anxiety, Fine Motor Skills, Social Anxiety, Asperger's, Parents News

Huge Jump In ADHD Diagnoses In Kids

2013-04-01T13:05:40Z

There has been a huge upswing in the number of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in the past decade, according to a new...

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Allen Frances: Where Have All The Normals Gone?

2013-03-30T09:34:43Z

We are spending tens of billions of dollars plying the worried well with unnecessary and expensive drugs; while at the very same time ignoring the desperate needs of those who really could benefit from psychiatric diagnosis and treatment.

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Nancy Rappaport: ADHD Medication Can Help Kids, But It Can't Fix Schools

2013-03-07T14:54:49Z

Education reform does not come from introducing Ritalin into the cafeteria lunches of poor schools. Real reform comes through productive interaction between teachers and students in the classroom.

Read more: Psychiatry, Children, Writing, Behavior, Adhd, Teachers, Education Reform, Child Psychiatry, Medication, School, Ritalin, Impact News

Tijana Milosevic: Transparency in the Age of ADHD

2013-02-26T15:55:39Z

Why should you be interested in this biannual report, whose latest issue came out just weeks ago? While it may not impact you directly at the moment, this report discloses which governments asked Google to reveal information about users they happen to be interested in.x

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Myriam Miedzian: Why Our Homicide Rates Are The Highest Of Any Advanced Industrialized Country: It's Not Just About Guns

2013-02-25T11:23:57Z

Here in the U.S. where we have minimal family support, providing easy access to guns, including assault weapons to millions of angry, depressed, desensitized young boys and men is a bit like throwing lit matches into a gasoline tank.

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Mark Bertin, M.D.: Today's ADHD Headline: Misleading Reports Lead to Confusion, Remain Widespread

2013-02-21T18:17:40Z

Negative headlines increase stress around an already-challenging choice, without reflecting the reality that while all medications have potential side effects, so does untreated or undertreated ADHD.

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ADHD Persists In Young Kids Despite Medication

2013-02-14T12:09:13Z

A new study raises questions about the effectiveness of treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in young children with medication, finding t...

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Amer Khan, M.D.: Humans Evolving Back To Basics

2013-02-11T14:34:19Z

If we know how people think and act, and can prove with the amount of data we can now collect, we have crossed into a new age of our existence.

Read more: Learning Disabilities, Adhd, Tedtalks, Big Data Can Get Very Personal, Autism, Deb Roy, Ted, Human Experience, TED Weekends News

Lawrence Diller, M.D.: Is an ADHD/Adderall Ice Age Ending?

2013-02-05T15:45:34Z

The 5,000-word Times piece on the life and death by suicide of a young man, Richard Fee, addicted to Adderall (a form of prescription amphetamine), could represent a true thawing of what some feel has been a 20-year ADHD/Adderall Ice Age.

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Joy Resmovits: Ed Today: Michelle Rhee's Regrets, School Voucher Fight

2013-02-04T08:06:30Z

Rhee-grets, She Has A Few? Former Washington, D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee is out with a new memoir this week (called "Radical"), and she's making the talk show rounds to promote it. Yesterday, she told George Stephanopolous on "This Week" that maybe she shouldn't have fired that principal on TV. "My style is very deliberative and very focused on doing what's right for kids. And so I wouldn't change that so much," Rhee said. "Should I have fired ineffective principals? Absolutely. Should I have done so on national TV? Probably not." Here's a Times interview, in which she says she regrets initially not taking test security questions seriously. Also, Rhee is scheduled to be on The Daily Show tonight, so that should be fun!

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