Mike Adams, the man behind Natural News, posted a spoof press release Monday about A.D.H.D.D (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Doggy Disorder). It cracked me up. You can read the "press release" at;
http://www.naturalnews.com/022879.html
Make sure you check out the accompanying "Fidolin ADHD Medication Ad Parody " at;
http://www.naturalnews.com/022878.html
This 3-minute video clip is flat-out funny!
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008
"ADHD Child Parenting Guide"
Hi all! I just stumbled across an excellent website that I found to be of great value. ADHD Child Parenting Guides highlights a number of (ADHD) treatment and therapy techniques and has a slew of informative articles. Here's a few;
Group Activities For Adhd Students
Fun Activities For Adhd
How To Deal With An Adhd Child
Diet Therapy For Adhd
Disciplining An Adhd Child
Adhd Teaching Strategies
Raising A Child With Adhd
Moms and dads, teachers and all who love our young bundles of energy - if you want a new place to find fresh information, this is one site to see.
Enjoy!
Group Activities For Adhd Students
Fun Activities For Adhd
How To Deal With An Adhd Child
Diet Therapy For Adhd
Disciplining An Adhd Child
Adhd Teaching Strategies
Raising A Child With Adhd
Moms and dads, teachers and all who love our young bundles of energy - if you want a new place to find fresh information, this is one site to see.
Enjoy!
Sunday, March 09, 2008
ADHD Kids Doomed to Failure?
In one corner you have the problem kindergartner. He pick fights with his classmates, incessantly interrupts the teacher and openly defies his teacher if push comes to shove. In the other corner you have the well-behaved kindergartner who wants nothing more than to please his teacher.
Guess which student performed better in reading and math by the time they reached the fifth grade?
In a large scale study of behavior and school performance, an international team of researchers analyzed measures of social and intellectual development from over 16,000 children.
Researchers found that the problem kindergarteners performed as well in reading and math as well-behaved peers by the time they ended their elementary school career.
So moms, dads, teachers and principals, please lighten up. The kindergarten terrors don't necessarily need to be medicated, held back or frown upon. Their early school behavior problems will not doom them to a lackluster finish to their elementary school years.
Guess which student performed better in reading and math by the time they reached the fifth grade?
In a large scale study of behavior and school performance, an international team of researchers analyzed measures of social and intellectual development from over 16,000 children.
Researchers found that the problem kindergarteners performed as well in reading and math as well-behaved peers by the time they ended their elementary school career.
So moms, dads, teachers and principals, please lighten up. The kindergarten terrors don't necessarily need to be medicated, held back or frown upon. Their early school behavior problems will not doom them to a lackluster finish to their elementary school years.
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Attention Deficit Brains Deficit? Not So.
Researchers have long debated whether ADHD, the most common psychiatric diagnosis given to disruptive children, is due to a brain deficit or to a delay in development. A recent study provides strong evidence that ADHD is more of a delay and not a problem with an abnormal brain.
National Institute of Mental Health and McGill University researchers, using imaging techniques, found there there is nothing deficit about these kids' brains. They are simply a little slow in the development department. This report, published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, explains why many children outgrow their ADHD diagnosis in middle school or later.
Experts say the findings of this study could change the way parents, educators, doctors and scientists view and treat disruptive children. Stimulant medication will rev up the brain but is that the best possible treatment we can offer our children? They just might need to grow up a little and time will take care of that all on its own.
Maybe, just maybe, the real problem is the inappropriate maturity expectations place on young children as soon as they enter classrooms.
National Institute of Mental Health and McGill University researchers, using imaging techniques, found there there is nothing deficit about these kids' brains. They are simply a little slow in the development department. This report, published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, explains why many children outgrow their ADHD diagnosis in middle school or later.
Experts say the findings of this study could change the way parents, educators, doctors and scientists view and treat disruptive children. Stimulant medication will rev up the brain but is that the best possible treatment we can offer our children? They just might need to grow up a little and time will take care of that all on its own.
Maybe, just maybe, the real problem is the inappropriate maturity expectations place on young children as soon as they enter classrooms.
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