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Book Review: "7 Crucial Tips for Parents and Teachers of Children with ADHD"

Title: 7 Crucial Tips for Parents and Teachers of Children with ADHD   Author: Bryan Hutchinson   This e-book is available to anyone, for free, and provides valuable information about raising and teaching children with ADHD. The author, Bryan Hutchinson, is an adult with ADHD. He was not diagnosed with ADHD as a child and as a result... Read moreChevron
posted 05/23/2011, comments (0)|
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Accepting an ADHD Diagnosis and How to Move Forward

I sometimes receive emails from adults who have been diagnosed with ADHD and are angry about the diagnosis. Some are angry because they weren't diagnosed sooner and "wasted so much of life" struggling and not knowing what is wrong. Some are angry because they will need to spend the rest of their life trying to compensate and overcome symptoms of... Read moreChevron
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Food Colorings and ADHD: Should All Artificial Food Colorings Be Banned?

It's been researched and tested, it has been debated over and over. Do food colorings, especially red dye and yellow dye cause hyperactivity? Are they one of the causes of ADHD? Most of the research has shown little to back up the claim that these dyes cause ADHD. But this week the FDA will be revisiting the argument and discussing whether... Read moreChevron
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Can Apgar Scores Predict if Your Child will have ADHD?

ADHD is often diagnosed when a child reaches school age although many parents say they knew something was "wrong" or "different" for several years before that. Because there is no physical diagnostic test for ADHD, parents, even when concerned, have no way of having their child tested for ADHD until at least 3 years old, but usually school... Read moreChevron
posted 03/10/2011, comments (3)|
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Decision Points: Medicating Your ADHD Child

The decision of whether or not to use medication as part of your child’s treatment plan can be extremely daunting. I don’t know of any parent who makes this choice lightly. There are many worries - primarily how the medication may affect a developing mind. You may be concerned about side effects. You may hear exaggerated stories of... Read moreChevron
posted 02/07/2011, comments (0)|
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