What Is Add?
Consistently work with teachers. Create a system of communication that will allow you to know on a daily or weekly basis how your child is doing in school. This communication can be via email, through written notes home, on in their homework book. One parent I know wrote a checklist for the teacher to complete each Friday, listing items such as: homework handed in, upcoming tests or assignments, classroom behavior, and social skills. The parent was able to see each week how their child...
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ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder)
ADD, or attention deficit disorder, is often used to describe ADD without hyperactivity. According to the diagnostic criteria, the correct... Read more »
ADD and the Right Work Environment
For the millions of people with ADD/ADHD, a common struggle is finding the right working environment for them. Now let's face the cold... Read more »
Parenting with ADD/ADHD
I was recently presenting at an ADHD conference. A woman approached me afterwards to ask about how to talk to her grown son. They had both... Read more »
ADD & Looking in the Mirror
In my years of real-life experience in learning to manage and overcome Adult ADD, one of the steps that has proven to be beneficial is... Read more »
Willy Loman, Nutrients & a Cure For ADD?
It doesn't matter what virus, disease, handicap or challenge people face, there is a constant medical and scientific quest to find a cure... Read more »
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Add more facts to drug ads, experts urge
People could make better decisions about which drug to choose if all ads carried a facts box clearly stating the medication's pros and cons, a new... Read more »
Study adds evidence to link between hypertension, impotence
Arizona researchers say they have confirmed the link between high blood pressure and erectile dysfunction (ED). In an animal study, scientists found... Read more »
ADD vs. ADHD: Is One Better (or Worse) than the Other?
You have ADD: you have trouble at company meetings, you find yourself constantly daydreaming and being snapped back to paying attention when someone... Read more »
Differentiating ADD and ADHD: Diagnosis, Symptoms and Treatmen...
Over the years, we have seen specials on television, read books and articles, all on Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity. More often than... Read more »
ADD or ADHD: Which is Correct?
When you, or your child, were first diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder, what name did the doctor give it? Did they say ADD? Or maybe... Read more »
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