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posted 09/08/2009, comments (7)

How to Stay Sane When Your Child's Behavior Seems Out of Control

Have you ever had days when you swear your child has access to a list of everything you find to be an annoyance or aggravation and then they proceed to do everything on that list? Or a day when a teacher or therapist tells you that your kid is smart but (there is always a but isn't there?) he or she just happens to be the worst behaved child... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/24/2009, comments (7)

ADHD and Compulsive Picking at Skin or Pulling out Hair

Last week I had written an article about how a person having an ADHD diagnosis can also have other co-existing conditions including depression, Bipolar Disorder, and learning disabilities among many others. I did leave out one co-morbid condition which one parent pointed out to me. Some people with ADHD also have what is known as... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/18/2009, comment (1)

Backstory: The Process leading up to Looking in the Mirror pt 2

As I left off of my last part of the story summer was upon me which brought with it highs and lows for me. The beginning of the summer brought with it a lot of fun for me, I was hanging out with my good friends and working regularly on the weekends. I was a little upset on the hours I was getting and was trying to gain more hours anyway... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/17/2009, comments (22)

ADHD and Multiple Diagnoses

It seems that whenever someone tells you that they or their child have ADHD, there seems to almost always be an "and" which follows. As in, "I have ADHD and Depression" or "My son has ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, and a learning disability. It seems more unusual to just have ADHD and nothing else than it does to have multiple diagnoses... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/17/2009, comments (0)

ADHD and Eating Disorders

As children head back to school, parents of children with ADHD worry about academic performance, whether their children will make friends, how many times they may be called to the school office. But some experts believe adolescents and young adults (especially females) with ADHD may have an increased risk of eating disorders as well. Girls with... Read more Chevron

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