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Behavioral Management
Behavioral techniques for managing the child with ADHD are not intuitive for most parents and teachers. To learn them, caregivers may need help from qualified health care professionals or from ADHD support groups. At first, the idea of changing the behavior of a highly energetic, obstinate child is daunting. It is futile and damaging to try to force a child with ADHD to be like most children. It is possible, however, to limit destructive behavior and to instill a sense of se...
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Expert & Community Posts
Parenting Checklist: What to Do When Your Child is Diagnosed with ADHD
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertWhether you think your child might have ADHD, has recently been diagnosed with ADHD or you have... Read more »
Five Books to Share with Your ADHD Child
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...talking to your children about their diagnosis of ADHD. This week, I wanted to share with you... Read more »
ADHD and Sleep Problems: New Study on Children
By Terry Matlen, ACSW , Health ExpertIf you have a child with ADHD, chances are that getting him to sleep is one of the biggest... Read more »
Living with a Child with a Disability
By CHADD - Children and Adults with ADHD , Health Expert...Living with Autism. Although the study focused on children with autism spectrum disorders, I... Read more »
What to do when your ADHD Child is a Picky Eater
By Merely Me , Health Expert...your child to eat. If you have a child who has ADHD or other special needs you may find... Read more »
Health Guide
ADHD Issues: What are the risk factors and causes of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?">
The cause of ADHD seems to be neurobiological or genetic. Environmental factors influence the severity of the disorder, but environmental factors do not seem to give rise to the condition by... Read more »Preparing Asthmatic and Allergic Children for Summer Camp
...Right FitThere are growing numbers of camps catering to specific health issues, including diabetes, ADHD, and asthma. For example, Camp Wheez in Santa Maria, California, is a week-long day camp... Read more »ADHD Issues: How is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) treated?
ADHD and childhood behavioral disorders are usually better treated in specialized education settings with behavioral management of the disruptive behavior. Whether the patient is an ADHD adult... Read more »ADHD Issues: What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common chronic psychiatric conditions diagnosed in childhood. Although thought of as a child's condition, adult ADHD is not... Read more »ADHD and Giftedness
...art or music, but IQ alone does not always reflect Giftedness. For children that are gifted with ADHD, unique problems can develop. There may be difficulty in diagnosis; either the high... Read more »Images
Medications
...Methylphenidate may help lessen inattention and hyperactivity ADHD symptoms such as not paying... Read more »
...treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as part of a total treatment plan,... Read more »
...Methylphenidate may help lessen inattention and hyperactivity ADHD symptoms such as not paying... Read more »
...Methylphenidate may help lessen inattention and hyperactivity ADHD symptoms such as not paying... Read more »
...Methylphenidate may help lessen inattention and hyperactivity ADHD symptoms such as not paying... Read more »
Related News
Heart Tests for Kids With ADHD
April 28, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Children with an undetected heart condition may be at risk of sudden cardiac death if they take stimulant medications. Now, new... Read summary »
Diet Makes an Impact on ADHD
May 05, 2008SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- No parent wants her child taking a daily dose of drugs. But drugs are all many parents of kids with ADD or... Read summary »
Super Kids: Indigo Kids Debate
May 05, 2008ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Little Kai looks and talks like any other 3-year-old. "I like to play chicken games and another game about... Read summary »
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Leads to Behavioral Problems
August 03, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) have significantly weakened social cognition and emotion-processing... Read summary »
ADHD Children at Risk for Alcohol Problems
May 18, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may face problems with alcohol as they get older. Two new studies... Read summary »
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