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Eileen Bailey

Eileen Bailey

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posted 08/24/2009, comments (0)

Stimulant Medication Abuse in Teens

A couple months back, I posted information on how to recognize the signs of stimulant medication abuse. Today, a new study is being released with some shocking new numbers. Calls to poison control centers about this problem have jumped 76% over eight years.   According to the study, which is to appear in the August issue of Pediatrics... Read moreChevron
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Eileen Bailey

Eileen Bailey

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posted 08/18/2009, comment (1)

Are You Looking Forward to Your Kids Going Back to School?

The school year is almost here (and in some places in the country has already begun). Some parents of children with ADHD look forward to the start of the school year. Summer is a time of boredom, chaos and impulsive behaviors. For other parents, school brings long nights of homework, calls from the teacher  and frustrated... Read moreChevron
stephen hauser

stephen hauser

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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 moreChevron
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Merely Me

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Published Writer with an M.Ed in Special Education and Mother
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 moreChevron
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Eileen Bailey

Eileen Bailey

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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 moreChevron
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