Attention Deficit Disorder

Dean’s brainy boost from bean bags

Nov 22 2009 by Emily Woodrow, Wales On Sunday JUST a few years ago, Dean Edwards was bottom of his class. The youngster, who was diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) when he was just six years old,...

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Stress Management

Techniques to Reduce Stress for Parents of ADHD Children Raising a child with ADHD can cause unhealthy amounts of stress in parents. Learning techniques to reduce stress can benefit both child and parent. Parents of children...

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Sugar and Hyperactivity in Children

What Parents Need to Know About Hyperactivity and Sugar The per capita use of sugar in the United States is about 120 pounds. The results of all that sugar is most likely obesity or tooth decay, not hyperactivity or ADD. Today...

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A Coping Strategy for those with ADD

There are Ways to Compensate If you're among the millions of people in the world with attention deficit disorder (ADD), chances are your house, car, and desk are disaster zones. This author, a former special education teacher,...

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Ban BPA In all Consumer Products

The artificial compound bisphenol A (BPA) is currently used by many major food brands as a lining metal cans. It is also found in baby formula containers and in other consumer productucts such as the plastic linings of metal...

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Mayfield holds sizable auction, helps raise legal funding

Jeremy Mayfield talks to would-be buyers about a Dodge Viper up for auction on his property. CATAWBA, N.C. (AP) — Jeremy Mayfield (FSY) sat in the back of his large barn Friday morning about 800 miles from where NASCAR's...

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Common plastics chemicals linked to ADHD symptoms

Phthalates are important components of many consumer products, including toys, cleaning materials, plastics, and personal care items. Studies to date on phthalates have been inconsistent, with some linking exposure to these...

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Children With Various Illnesses Benefit From Horsing Around [Community News]

Maryland Therapeutic Riding Inc. would like to find a psychiatric researcher to help it study the therapeutic effects of horseback riding, since little research has been conducted on the subject. Not long ago, on a Saturday...

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Let There Be Light in Depression, Bipolar Illness [Clinical & Research News]

Researchers in the United States and Canada are investigating whether the type of light therapy used to treat seasonal affective disorder could be effective in treating major depression and bipolar disorder. Level 1 evidence...

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