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Rudy Rodriguez is an adult with ADHD and AD/HD Coach

posted 09/06/2009, comments (0)

ADD Awareness Week - Sept 14-20

ADHD Awareness Week is September 14-20, 2009. Many people continue to think of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) as a condition that only affects children, and primarily impacts school and learning. In truth, it is now widely understood that ADD/ADHD can persist throughout a person's lifetime, and can affect every aspect... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/01/2009, comments (5)

Question of the Week: Does Your ADHD Impact Your Driving Abilities?

Several studies have indicated that people with ADHD receive more tickets, more apt to have their license suspending and are have a higher risk of being in a car accident. According to one study, ADHD is "a serious driver's disability." How are your driving habits? Does inattention cause you to miss details when driving? Have you put... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/27/2009, comments (5)

Should Your Child Have Psychotherapy as Part of ADHD Treatment?

Psychotherapy is often touted as one of the methods for treating ADHD.How do you know if this type of treatment is right for your child?What Is Psychotherapy?Psychotherapy works to create changes in someone's life throughcommunication. Psychotherapy can be helpful to someone havingdifficulties with either emotions or behaviors. Psychotherapists... 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 08/11/2009, comments (5)

Question of the Week: Does Music Help You Focus?

Auditory stimulation is listening to music when completing a task. One study showed that children with ADHD that listened to music completed math tests better than those that listened to other noises or did not have any noise. Although this doesn't indicate auditory stimulation should be used as a treatment for ADHD it may provide a helpful... Read more Chevron

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