As my son grows and develops, certain challenges become a barrier to his happiness and success, and other challenges fade or diminish. How much his responses result from learning and maturity, and how much is the result of professionally provided interventions, who can really tell? One thing has been constant for Andrew--most new situations cause... Read more
This is AD/HD Awareness Week. We are delighted that the United States Senate passed, for the fifth consecutive year, a resolution recognizing an AD/HD Awareness Day-September 18, 2008. To read the resolution, visit thomas.gov and search for S. Res. 649. See our Web site for CHADD's activities to promote awareness during this week.
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My family has been fortunate in many ways. With great health insurance, we selected a pediatrician several months before our son was born. For almost eighteen years we have benefited from having the same pediatrician. He is knowledgeable, accessible, friendly, convenient, and well-connected to the specialist community in the Baltimore-Washington... Read more
AD/HD is frequently characterized by an inability to stay focused on a task—repeatedly and significantly. The Sunday, August 17 issue of the New York Times featured an article on Michael Phelps, "AD/HD Didn't Keep Phelps From Finding His Focus—On the Gold." Teachers throughout his early school years observed that Michael could not... Read more
For the fifth consecutive year, CHADD was actively involved in the annual convention of the National Medical Association (www.nmanet.org). CHADD's mission is to improve the lives of people affected by attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and related conditions. NMA's mission is to advance the art and science of medicine for people of... Read more
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