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posted 05/18/2009, comments (4)

Should you or Your Child try the GFCF (Gluten-free Casein-free) Diet?

I am sure that you may have heard about the Gluten-free Casein-free diet by now. It has been in the news. There are now special cookbooks specifically geared for special populations to try this diet including the "Kid-Friendly ADHD and Autism cookbook." And there are whole blogs devoted to sharing GFCF recipes. This diet has... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/13/2009, comments (0)

Parenting with ADD/ADHD

I was recently presenting at an ADHD conference. A woman approached me afterwards to ask about how to talk to her grown son. They had both been diagnosed with ADHD somewhat recently, after a lot of struggle over the years. She became tearful as we talked about what her life was like as a parent with ADHD raising a child with ADHD, before anyone... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/02/2009, comments (0)

New Study Shows Recess is an Important Part of School Day

As parents, we know the benefit of exercise for our children. Exercise can help calm a hyperactive child, help to keep a child focused and provide a much needed break for the parents. During the school day, recess provides the much needed break from academics and gives the child a way to use pent up energy. As a parent of a son with ADHD,... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/01/2009, comment (1)

Why isn't my Adderall XR doing anything for me?

I'm a 29 year old female. I was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 11. My parents choose to take a non drug approuch to my what they thought of as a learning disablity. I was successful in high school and wasn't till college that my ADHD started to effected my day to day life. At 25 I went on Strattra. The Strattra worked great for me. My insurence... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/13/2009, comments (10)

Don't get frustrated - there is always something to look forward to

Hi everyone, I recently found this site because I'm living with ADHD. I love to help others with the same thing I went through. Don't get frustrated, there are things that will help and you will find whats right for you. Feel free to ask me any questions. Live*Love*Laugh KEEP YOUR HEAD UP :)

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