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CHADD - Children and Adults with ADHD

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E. Clarke Ross is the CEO of CHADD

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posted 10/28/2009, comments (2)

ADHD and the Role of Government

Following receipt of our August 13, 2009 e-mail blast to our 68,000 constituents titled Get Involved-Health Care Reform and Congress-13 Principles to Consider, a gentleman asked to be removed from our mailing list. He was in his fifties and has lived with AD/HD his entire adult life. He commented that to deal with AD/HD, CHADD did not need to... Read more Chevron

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Beth

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posted 09/10/2009, comments (2)

what would you do

I would like to say that I have a great child who just get mixed direction from the tv, computer, games. I know he cusses now it is a big thing aqmong the kids he is in touch with. I want to change some of the influence he has recieve for such things as well as his friends. I do not want to take away his independence; however I do not know what I... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/28/2009, comments (12)

Bad Experience with Generic Adderall XR from Barr Labs

Barr Labs recently gained FDA approval for their generic version of Shire's Adderall XR. It is called Amphetamine Salts ER. My son was on the 10 mg Adderall XR with good results. We started on the generic and boy did things go down hill and fast. Extremely long temper tantrums, little focus, very alarming unsafe behaviors... Read more Chevron

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janice

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posted 05/21/2009, comments (15)

Help Parenting ADHD with ODD child

Has anyone had any success with a program called The Total Transformation Program by James Lehman. I am struggling with parenting my almost 11 yr old daughter with ADHD and ODD? If you don't know about that program is there one out there you thought helped or a book you felt you could recommend?

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posted 04/02/2009, comments (3)

Dealing with ADHD and ODD

Sometimes it really hard to deal with these things daily. Im a single parent and i try the ADHD is managble its the Odd im really not sure how to deal with is . It seems like it is worse than ever and i dont think there is a way to deal with this . If there is let me know always up for ideas.

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