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Sleep Issues: Side Effects of ADHD Medications

ADHD medications are stimulants and although they calm individuals with ADHD, one of the side effects is trouble sleeping. But ADHD itself can cause difficulty sleeping so it can sometimes be hard to know whether insomnia is caused by the medication or whether it from the ADHD.  According to Dr. Ari Tuckman, "Some people wind up with sleep... Read moreChevron
posted 06/13/2011, comment (1)|
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Making the Decision to Change Your Child’s Doctor

In previous posts I have talked in detail about the decision to try medication for my son. I first wrote about our experience with Risperdal, and then followed up with how my son’s doctor added Celexa to the Risperdal. This medication combination has been extremely effective for my son. His attention span has increased, he is far less... Read moreChevron
posted 05/23/2011, comments (4)|
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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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PBS Special "Autism Now" Aims to Educate

Hi everyone,   As some of you may know, April is Autism Awareness Month.  Just wanted to alert members to an excellent series about autism called Autism Now which is airing on PBS.    You can view the video segments on the PBS website including the story of Nick, who has autism and happens to be Robert MacNeil's grandson. I was... Read moreChevron
posted 04/22/2011, comments (0)|
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Is it ADHD or an Autism Spectrum Disorder?

It is probably no coincidence that forums for ADHD, like this one, usually have some parents who come to the site who have a child with autism. Likewise there are many newsgroups and forums for autism where some members have a child diagnosed with ADHD. Why is this so? Because there is a great overlap of symptoms between ADHD and an autism... Read moreChevron
posted 04/21/2011, comments (7)|
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