When Mindfulness Meets the Classroom
Many educators are introducing meditation into the classroom as a means of improving kids’ attention and emotional regulation.
Read More20 Secrets of Successful Students
Just in time for back to school, 20 science-backed insights to make the grade.
Read MoreChildren’s ADHD symptoms similar to those for chronic stress
At a time when many families are looking for back-to-school bargains, others are coming into their pediatricians’ offices looking for answers about their children’s behavior…Many of these concerns are legitimate. But the more we learn about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the more we realize one label does not fit all, especially for more impoverished…
Read MoreMore Choices for In-Office Cognitive Assessment Tools
New and recently US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved tools to measure and monitor cognition aim to make in-office cognitive assessment faster and simpler. One of these is Cognivue (Cerebral Assessment Systems Inc), a computer-based tool designed to better and more easily assess, measure, and monitor brain function to detect early signs of dementia, according…
Read MoreThese Illustrations Perfectly Sum Up What It’s Like To Have ADHD
In an effort to break down the stigma surrounding ADHD — and unfortunately there still is one — Buzzfeed’s Caroline Kee put together illustrations that will hit very close to home for anyone with ADHD. Check them out below.
Read MoreBrain’s Response Inhibition Can Weaken Memory
New research discovers that when occasions call for the brain to make sudden changes, we often fail to remember why we halted the original action…The new results appears in the Journal of Neuroscience. The findings lend insight into how the ability to inhibit an action — a fundamental aspect of everyday life — affects other…
Read MoreADHD in the classroom: How schools are keeping kids focused
School is back in session, and one of the most talked about items in the school clinic is Attention Deficit and Hyper Activity Disorder. Teachers, nurses, and parents are all searching for ways to keep students on task and successful this school year.
Read MoreArticle on Risperdal Side Effects Manipulated by Company, Former FDA Chief Alleges
An article that appeared in a reputable medical journal in 2003 was “manipulated” by the manufacturer of Risperdal, a former FDA chief alleges. Dr. David Kessler, a pediatrician and former head of the FDA, stated in a report filed in U.S. court that Janssen “controlled and manipulated” this article and more than 40 others, to…
Read MoreSchool offers alternative to traditional classroom
The Connecticut State Certified Special Education school, with a class size of no more than 10 students, receives students in grades K-12 whom have been referred by the public schools as candidates that would not only benefit from the highly-structured environment that The High Road offers, but also may enable many of these students to…
Read MoreADHD mystery: Claims of no attention deficit disorder in France challenged
It’s been a puzzle. As psychiatrists began to better understand what is now called attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the rates among children (around 5 percent) seemed steady in nearly every country worldwide. Except a few in Europe, France in particular.
Read MoreTop ADHD stories of the summer
As the month of August comes to a close and the beginning of the school year approaches, it may be the perfect time to revisit the latest research, treatment approvals and guidance associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Healio.com/Psychiatry highlights the top ADHD stories released this summer.
Read MoreMarriage Conflict May Create ADHD-Like Symptoms
A colleague of mine posted an article from The Atlantic on our Listserv called How Childhood Trauma Could Be Mistaken for ADHD. I was intrigued by the title as well as its hypothesis, as we have found in our experience as marriage counselors, that marriage conflict tends to create this scenario.
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