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Children with ADHD: Symptoms vs. Misbehaviors

It is a question every parent asks: How do I know the difference between ADHD symptoms and simple misbehaviors?   It is confusing. Suppose you walk into the living room to find your child bouncing on the sofa or running through the house like an out of control rocket. Is this hyperactivity, combined with impulsiveness? Is this simply a child... Read moreChevron
posted 05/03/2011, comments (3)|
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Celebrate Children's Mental Health Awareness Week

The National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health has designated the first week in May as National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week. Why is this awareness campaign important to a site about ADHD? The reason is because some children with ADHD are at risk for developing a mental health disorder in addition to their... Read moreChevron
posted 05/02/2011, comments (0)|
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Faking ADHD for the Medication

Yesterday, I posted information on Is ADHD Medication Addictive? One of the points discussed in that article was college students making up or exaggerating symptoms of ADHD in order to be given a prescription for stimulant medication.   NBCNews also recently posted an article, ADHD? 1 in 4 may be faking it. According to the article, 22... Read moreChevron
posted 04/27/2011, comments (4)|
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Is ADHD Medication Addictive?

The safety of stimulant medications for ADHD has long been debated. Are these medications safe to use? Will giving children medication at a young age result in later substance abuse? Are these medications addictive? Are these medications too easily available that they pose a risk of abuse to those that don't have ADHD? As parents carefully and... Read moreChevron
posted 04/26/2011, comments (0)|
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Do Kids with ADHD Ever Grow Out of It?

One of the questions I wonder about as a parent is whether or not symptoms of ADHD ever just go away as a child matures. In other words, is it possible for a child to grow out of ADHD? In order to answer this question we are going to call upon some experts to provide their professional perspective on this topic. We are also going to be taking a... Read moreChevron
posted 04/25/2011, comment (1)|
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