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Parents of Children with ADD/HD

Breaking Our Children

Watch the video version of this blog here: http://youtu.be/uTRU9lp9hwY   Today, I want to talk about how we break things that aren't broken, so we can avoid fixing the things that are—especially when it comes to our children. I have worked with ADD/HD individ...

 

 

Genius, if Thwarted

“Genius, if thwarted, resolves itself in an infinite capacity for inflicting trouble.” - Muriel Spark   When I read this, all I could think of were my kids—that's right, my ADD/HD kids. Who, because of their brightness, get bored when they're not c...

 

 

ADHD & Mindfulness

Good Therapy.org, reported on a study about mindfulness training saying, “the children enrolled in the mindfulness program exhibited significant declines in nearly all of their symptoms. The parents also experienced declines (in stress), although they were not as dramatic.”&...

 

 

ADHD Plus Conduct Disorder

I recently read an article on Additude Magazine that I couldn't resist making one or two comments on, not to mention adding in a few different insights. Go figure!   Here is the article and the ten conditions:   ADHD Plus: 10 Conditions that May Show Up wit...

 

 

ADHD and Tourette Syndrome

I recently read an article on Additude Magazine that I couldn't resist making one or two comments on, not to mention adding in a few different insights. Go figure!   Here is the article and the ten conditions: ADHD Plus: 10 Conditions that May Show Up with Attention...

 

 

ADHD Plus Substance Abuse

I recently read an article on ADDitude Magazine that I couldn't resist making one or two comments on, not to mention adding in a few different insights. Go figure!   Here is the article and the ten conditions:   ADHD Plus: 10 Conditions that May Show Up wit...

 

 

ADHD Plus Autism

I recently read an article on Additude Magazine that I couldn't resist making one or two comments on, not to mention adding in a few different insights. Go figure!   Here is the article and the ten conditions:   ADHD Plus: 10 Conditions that May Show Up wit...

 

 

ADD Plus: Sensory Processing Disorder

I recently read an article on Additude Magazine that I couldn't resist making one or two comments on, not to mention adding in a few different insights. Go figure!   Here is the article and the ten conditions:   ADHD Plus: 10 Conditions that May Show Up wit...

 

 

ADHD Drugs & Big Business: Turning Children into Cash Cows, but at What Cost?

The Food and Drug Administration has cited every major A.D.H.D. drug — stimulants like Adderall, Concerta, Focalin and Vyvanse, and nonstimulants like Intuniv and Strattera — for false and misleading advertising since 2000, some multiple times. Companies even try t...

 

 

ADHD and Bipolar Disorder

I recently read an article on ADDitude Magazine that I couldn't resist making one or two comments on, not to mention adding in a few different insights. Go figure!   Here is the article and the ten conditions:   ADHD Plus: 10 Conditions that May Show Up wit...

 

 

ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder

I recently read an article on ADDitude Magazine that I couldn't resist making one or two comments on, not to mention adding in a few different insights. Go figure!   Here is the article and the ten conditions:   ADHD Plus: 10 Conditions that May Show U...

 

 

ADHD Plus Anxiety

I recently read an article on ADDitude Magazine that I couldn't resist making one or two comments on, not to mention adding in a few different insights. Go figure!   Here is the article and the ten conditions:   ADHD Plus: 10 Conditions that May Show Up wit...

 

 

Toddlers & ADHD Drugs

If you haven't read the Today “expose” that came out this week concerning over 10,000 toddlers being medicated, there's a good chance you saw it in your social media feed. This is a good opportunity for me to weigh in, since I have been anti-medication since the 1990...

 

 

Another View: Diet & ADHD

Once again, the New York Times weighs in on ADHD; this time regarding diet. Usually, I find their articles helpful, but everyone misses the boat now and again. It's not that they didn't have good information; they fell into the trap of regurgitating information that was a little...

 

 

ADHD Plus Learning Disabilities

I recently read an article on ADDitude Magazine that I couldn't resist making one or two comments on, not to mention adding in a few different insights. Go figure!   Here is the article and the ten conditions: ADHD Plus: 10 Conditions that May Show Up with Attention...

 

 

I'm So Excited

“…I’m about to lose control and I think I like it.”    For you Pointer Sisters fans, I am sure I have stuck that song in your head for the rest of the day.  But look at it this way, there are worse songs I could have stuck there, such as.....

 

 

Sending Mixed Messages to Children with ADD/HD

We send a number of mixed messages to our youth. We tell them to shoot for the sky but to remember their limitations.  We guide them to be an individual as long as they fit in.  We encourage them to take risks but not too risky or too many.  If all those messages are not ...

 

 

Children Listen

What do you find yourself saying to your child these days? Do your actions tell them a different story? Do you tell them they are loved, yet find little time to spend with them? Is that time spent exploring who they are, or is it spent telling them why they are wrong or bad? Do you tell...

 

 

Pick Your Nose

“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” - Eleanor Roosevelt   Our society often puts more emphasis on how something looks or comes across than the reality of the situation. People with ADD/HD can be seen as having b...

 

 

What the Quebec Study Means for Parents of ADHD Children

One of the most extensive studies concerning school performance and the use of ADHD was recently released, exposing the public to the truth about long-term effects of medicating children. The down and dirty is that, after following 4,000 children for eleven years, boys who did not take ...